and named the place Bethel, though previously the city was named Luz.
1 Chronicles 7:28 - Christian Standard Bible Anglicised Their holdings and settlements were Bethel and its surrounding villages; Naaran to the east, Gezer and its villages to the west, and Shechem and its villages as far as Ayyah and its villages, Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 And their possessions and habitations were, Beth-el and the towns thereof, and eastward Naaran, and westward Gezer, with the towns thereof; Shechem also and the towns thereof, unto Gaza and the towns thereof: Amplified Bible - Classic Edition And their possessions and settlements were Bethel and its towns, and eastward Naaran, and westward Gezer, and Shechem, and as far as Azzah (Gaza) with all their towns, American Standard Version (1901) And their possessions and habitations were Beth-el and the towns thereof, and eastward Naaran, and westward Gezer, with the towns thereof; Shechem also and the towns thereof, unto Azzah and the towns thereof; Common English Bible Their possessions and settlements were Bethel and its towns, to the east Naaran, and to the west Gezer and its towns, and Shechem and its towns as far as Ayyah and its towns. Catholic Public Domain Version Now their possessions and habitations were: Bethel with her daughters, and toward the east, Naaran, and toward the western region, Gezer and her daughters, as well as Shechem with her daughters, as far as Ayyah with her daughters; Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And their possessions and habitations were Bethel with her daughters, and eastward Noran, and westward Gazer and her daughters, Sichem also with her daughters, as far as Asa with her daughters. |
and named the place Bethel, though previously the city was named Luz.
This was the territory of the descendants of Ephraim by their clans: The border of their inheritance went from Ataroth-addar on the east to Upper Beth-horon.
From Janoah it descended to Ataroth and Naarah, and then reached Jericho and went to the Jordan.
From Tappuah the border went westwards along the Brook of Kanah and ended at the Mediterranean Sea. This was the inheritance of the tribe of the descendants of Ephraim by their clans, together with
the cities set apart for the descendants of Ephraim within the inheritance of the descendants of Manasseh #– #all these cities with their settlements.
The house of Joseph also attacked Bethel, and the Lord was with them.