Bethel
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Bethel was an ancient Israelite city and sacred space that is frequently mentioned in the Hebrew Bible.
The ruins of Beitin, the site of ancient Bethel, during the 19th century
Beitin in 1894, from the book Holy Land photographed by Daniel B. Shepp
Depiction of Jacob's dream at Bethel, by Jusepe de Ribera.
Bethel, 1912
Levite's concubine
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The episode of the Levite's concubine, also known as the Benjamite War, in Judges 19–21 concerns a Levite from Ephraim and his concubine. They travel through the Benjamite city of Gibeah and are assai
The Israelite discovers his concubine, dead on his doorstep – by Gustave Doré, Circa 1880
Outrage at Gibeah, the Levite carries his dead concubine away – by Gustave Doré, circa 1890
The Levite of Ephraim, A. F. Caminade (1837)