From there he moved on to the hill country east of Bethel and pitched his tent, with Bethel on the west and Ai on the east. He built an altar to the Lord there, and he called on the name of the Lord.
1 Samuel 30:27 - Christian Standard Bible Anglicised He sent gifts to those in Bethel, in Ramoth of the Negev, and in Jattir; Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 to them which were in Beth-el, and to them which were in south Ramoth, and to them which were in Jattir, Amplified Bible - Classic Edition For those in Bethel, Ramoth of the Negeb, Jattir, American Standard Version (1901) to them that were in Beth-el, and to them that were in Ramoth of the South, and to them that were in Jattir, Common English Bible It went to those in Bethel, Ramoth of the arid southern plain, Jattir, Catholic Public Domain Version to those who were in Bethel, and who were in Ramoth toward the south, and who were in Jattir, Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version To them that were in Bethel, and that were in Ramoth to the south, and to them that were in Jether, |
From there he moved on to the hill country east of Bethel and pitched his tent, with Bethel on the west and Ai on the east. He built an altar to the Lord there, and he called on the name of the Lord.
and named the place Bethel, though previously the city was named Luz.
The land allotted for the descendants of Joseph went from the Jordan at Jericho to the Waters of Jericho on the east, through the wilderness ascending from Jericho into the hill country of Bethel.
From Bethel it went to Luz and proceeded to the border of the Archites by Ataroth.
and all the settlements surrounding these cities as far as Baalath-beer (Ramah in the south ). This was the inheritance of the tribe of Simeon’s descendants by their clans.
Joshua sent men from Jericho to Ai, which is near Beth-aven, east of Bethel, and told them, ‘Go up and scout the land.’ So the men went up and scouted Ai.
So Joshua sent them out, and they went to the ambush site and waited between Bethel and Ai, to the west of Ai. But he spent that night with the troops.