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Bethel. Town approximately 10 miles north of Jerusalem. According to Genesis, Abraham built an altar between Bethel and Ai (12. 6–8), and Jacob had a vision of angels ascending and descending on a ladder stretching between heaven and earth (28. 10–22). The name Bethel means literally ‘house of God’ and the place was said to have been so called by Jacob.

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