I9IO.] 



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of the name of the latter city by Bethel, the confusion of the names Bethel 

 and Bethuel and the mistranslation of Aramai, possibly suggested in part 

 by the deceit connected with the capture of Bethel by the children of 

 Joseph, these various associations combine to give a plausible explana- 

 tion for the passage quoted from the Midrash Neelom. 



