TSK · Genesis 12:8

And a son was also born to Seth, whom he named Enosh. At that time people began to worship the LORD.

This was the place where he had first built the altar, and there Abram worshiped the LORD.

Then Isaac built an altar there and worshiped the LORD. He pitched his tent there, and his servants dug a well.

Laban overtook Jacob, and when Jacob pitched his tent in the hill country of Gilead, Laban and his relatives set up camp there too.

Let us go up at once to Bethel. Then I will make an altar there to God, who responded to me in my time of distress and has been with me wherever I went.”

Jacob named the place where God spoke with him Bethel.

Joshua sent men from Jericho to Ai(which is located near Beth Aven, east of Bethel) and instructed them,“Go up and spy on the land.” So the men went up and spied on Ai.

No men were left in Ai or Bethel; they all went out after Israel. They left the city wide open and chased Israel.

Beth Arabah, Zemaraim, Bethel,

Gideon built an altar for the LORD there, and named it“The LORD is on friendly terms with me.” To this day it is still there in Ophrah of the Abiezrites.

I called on the name of the LORD,“Please LORD, rescue my life!”

It will so happen that everyone who calls on the name of the LORD will be delivered. For on Mount Zion and in Jerusalem there will be those who survive, just as the LORD has promised; the remnant will be those whom the LORD will call.

For there is no distinction between the Jew and the Greek, for the same Lord is Lord of all, who richly blesses all who call on him.