Some, such as Charles Fox Burney, suggest that Bochim is actually another name for Bethel, and Anglican theologian George Albert Cooke, writing in the Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges, has "little doubt" that the two are the same.
Beberapa, seperti Charles Fox Burney, menunjukkan bahwa Bokhim sebenarnya adalah nama lain untuk Betel, dan teolog Anglikan George Albert Cooke, menulis dalam the Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges, ada "sedikit keraguan" bahwa keduanya adalah sama.