Discovery BoxGenesis 12:8 
Context12:8 Then he moved from there to the hill country east of Bethel 1 and pitched his tent, with Bethel on the west and Ai on the east. There he built an altar to the Lord and worshiped the Lord. 2
Genesis 13:3
Context13:3 And he journeyed from place to place 3 from the Negev as far as Bethel. 4 He returned 5 to the place where he had pitched his tent 6 at the beginning, between Bethel and Ai.
Genesis 33:19
Context33:19 Then he purchased the portion of the field where he had pitched his tent; he bought it 7 from the sons of Hamor, Shechem’s father, for a hundred pieces of money. 8
1 map For location see Map4 G4; Map5 C1; Map6 E3; Map7 D1; Map8 G3.
2 tn Heb “he called in the name of the
3 tn Heb “on his journeys”; the verb and noun combination means to pick up the tents and move from camp to camp.
4 map For location see Map4 G4; Map5 C1; Map6 E3; Map7 D1; Map8 G3.
5 tn The words “he returned” are supplied in the translation for stylistic reasons.
6 tn Heb “where his tent had been.”
7 tn The words “he bought it” are supplied in the translation for stylistic reasons. In the Hebrew text v. 19 is one long sentence.
8 tn The Hebrew word קְשִׂיטָה (qÿsitah) is generally understood to refer to a unit of money, but the value is unknown. (However, cf. REB, which renders the term as “sheep”).
