Holy Scripture
1 Samuel 7:16
A church father on this verse
“29. Bethel is called the house of God; Gilgal, a wheel; Mizpah, as has already been repeated above, is interpreted as a watchtower. What then does Bethel signify, if not men appointed to the office of the sacred altar, who, while they devote themselves to spiritual pursuits, are as it were intimates and members of the…”
Source: Septuagint
Original
16And he went year by year, and went round Bethel, and Gilgal, and Mizpah; and he judged Israel in all these consecrated places.
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14And the cities which the Philistines took from the children of Israel were restored; and they restored them to Israel from Ashkelon to Azob: and they took the coast of Israel out of the hand of the Philistines; and there was peace between Israel and the Amorite.
15And Samuel judged Israel all the days of his life.
— 1 Samuel 7:16 —
17And his return was to Ramah, because there was his house; and there he judged Israel, and built there an altar to the Lord.