Bede, on Gen 13:3

“And he returned by the way that he came, from the south to Bethel, to the place where before he had pitched his tent between Bethel and Hai:”

“And he returned by the way he had come from Bethel in the south. For by the south, we indeed tend towards Bethel through the light of heavenly knowledge, and through the inspiration of intimate love, we hasten by frequent steps of good works to the entrance of the house of God, which Bethel signifies; namely, that house which, as the Apostle says, is not made with hands, but is eternal in the heavens (II Cor. V, 1), which the Prophet desired to see, when he said: Lord, I have loved the beauty of your house, and the place of the tabernacle of your glory (Psalm XXVI, 8).”

Imported from an open dataset — not yet checked against the printed edition.