ESV Reformation Study Bible – 1 Kings 12:29
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1 Kings 12:29

12:29 Bethel, and . . . Dan. These sites are the centers farthest south and north in Jeroboam’s kingdom. Bethel (lit. “house of God”) was a historic Israelite worship center (Gen. 12:8; 28:11–19; 35:6, 7; Judg. 20:26–28; 1 Sam. 7:16).