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He setוַיָּשֶׂםthe oneהָאֶחָדin Bethel,בְּבֵית אֵלand the otherוְ הָאֶחָדhe putנָתַןin Dan.בְּדָן
1 Kings 12:29
Study it in the app“He set the one in Bethel, and the other he put in Dan.”
With the Hebrew beneath
1 Kings 12:29, word by word
- He setיָּשֶׂםyasem
put
To put something somewhere.
Where else “yasem” appears- the oneאֶחָדechad
one
The number one; just one and no more.
Where else “echad” appears- in Bethelבֵיתvet
Bethel
See it on the mapWhere else “vet” appears- he putנָתַןnatan
put
To place something somewhere.
Where else “natan” appears- in Danדָןdan
Dan
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Places in this verse
1Bethel ?
Today: possibly Beitin, West Bank
A city in the hills about 11 miles (17 km) north of Jerusalem; the location is approximate.
There Jacob dreamed of a ladder reaching to heaven and named the place Bethel, "house of God" (Gen 28:19). Jeroboam set up a golden calf there (1 Kgs 12:29).
2Dan
Today: Tel Dan nature reserve, northern Israel
A city at the far north of Israel, at the foot of Mount Hermon.
The tribe of Dan took the city and gave it their name (Judg 18:29). Jeroboam set up a golden calf there (1 Kgs 12:29).
The context
28So the king sought counsel and made two calves of gold. And he said to them, “Enough for you of going up to Jerusalem. Look, your gods, Israel, who brought you up from the land of Egypt.”
29 · This verse (above)
30And this thing became a sin; and the people went before the one as far as Dan.