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After the [[Babylon|Babylonian]] (Neo-Babylonian) exile, the tribe of Benjamin among the Israelites who were freed from captivity returned and settled in Bethel. According to the census conducted during the time of [[ | After the [[Babylon|Babylonian]] (Neo-Babylonian) exile, the tribe of Benjamin among the Israelites who were freed from captivity returned and settled in Bethel. According to the census conducted during the time of [[Ezra (Bible)|Ezra]] and [[Nehemiah]], a small population resided in Bethel at that time.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Ezra+2%3A1-2&version=NIV |title=Ezra 2:1–2, 28 |publisher= |quote= }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Nehemiah+7%3A6%2C&version=NIV |title=Nehemiah 7:6, 32 |publisher= |quote= }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Nehemiah+11%3A20%2C&version=NIV |title=Nehemiah 11:20, 31 |publisher= |quote= }}</ref> | ||
Although Bethel does not appear explicitly in the [[The New Testament|New Testament]], there is an indirect reference to it by [[Jesus Christ|Jesus]]. He said to Nathanael, “You shall see heaven open, and the angels of God ascending and descending on the Son of Man,” alluding to the scene where Jacob dreamed at Bethel. | Although Bethel does not appear explicitly in the [[The New Testament|New Testament]], there is an indirect reference to it by [[Jesus Christ|Jesus]]. He said to Nathanael, “You shall see heaven open, and the angels of God ascending and descending on the Son of Man,” alluding to the scene where Jacob dreamed at Bethel. | ||