Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897)
God of Bethel, the name of the place where Jacob had the vision of the ladder, and where he erected an altar (Gen. 31:13; 35:7).
Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible (1898) & Schaff's Bible Dictionary
EL-BETH'EL (the God of Bethel), the name given by Jacob to the place where he built an altar, or to the altar itself. Gen 35:7; comp. 2 Chr 33:20. See Bethel.