The Scofield Bible Commentary, by Cyrus Ingerson Scofield, [1917], at sacred-texts.com
Beth-el
Compare (Kg1 12:25-33).
Any altar at Beth-el, after the establishment of Jehovah's worship at Jerusalem was of necessity divisive and schismatic. (Deu 12:4-14).
Compare (Joh 4:21-24); (Mat 18:20); (Heb 13:10-14).
thanksgiving
(See Scofield) - (Lev 7:13).