1 Kings 12:33
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He went up to the altar which he had made in Bethel on the fifteenth day in the eighth month, even in the month which he had devised of his own heart: and he ordained a feast for the children of Israel, and went up to the altar, to burn incense.
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Bethel and Dan were northern worship centers where Jeroboam placed calves, rivaling the temple in Jerusalem; Bethel’s altar is the focus of this verse. She
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1 Kings 12:33 mentions Bethel, Dan, Egypt, Jerusalem, Penuel, Shechem and Shiloh.
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