Joshua 16:2

New International Reader's Version

Bethel is also called Luz. From Bethel the border crossed over to Ataroth. That’s where the Arkites live.

Cross References

Genesis 28:19

He named that place Bethel. But the city used to be called Luz.

2 Samuel 15:32

David arrived at the top of the Mount of Olives. That’s where people used to worship God. Hushai, the Arkite, was there to meet him. His robe was torn. There was dust on his head.

2 Samuel 15:37

So David’s trusted friend Hushai went to Jerusalem. He arrived just as Absalom was entering the city.

2 Samuel 16:16

Then Hushai, the Arkite, went to Absalom. He said to him, “May the king live a long time! May the king live a long time!” Hushai was David’s trusted friend.

1 Chronicles 27:33

Ahithophel was the king’s adviser. Hushai was the king’s trusted friend. He was an Arkite.

1 Chronicles 7:28

The lands and settlements of the members of Ephraim’s line included Bethel and the villages around it. Naaran was on the east. Gezer and its villages were on the west. The lands and settlements included Shechem. They also included the villages around Shechem all the way to Ayyah and its villages.

Joshua 18:13

From there the border crossed to the south slope of Bethel. Then it went down to Ataroth Addar on the hill south of Lower Beth Horon.