Seek the LORD, and you shall live; lest he break out like fire in the house of Joseph, and devour it, and there be none to quench it in Bethel.
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George Leo Haydock
AD 1849
Joseph. His two grandchildren gave name to the principal tribes of the kingdom.
Bethel. Septuagint, "Israel "which seems preferable. (Calmet)
Yet Bethel may stand, as it denotes the apostate Israelites.
