He called the name of that place Bethel, though the name of the city had been Luz.
1 Samuel 7:16 - Y'all Version Bible He went from year to year in a circuit to Bethel, Gilgal, and Mizpah; and he judged Israel in all those places. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 And he went from year to year in circuit to Beth-el, and Gilgal, and Mizpeh, and judged Israel in all those places. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition And he went from year to year on a circuit to Bethel, Gilgal, and Mizpah, and was judge for Israel in all those places. American Standard Version (1901) And he went from year to year in circuit to Beth-el, and Gilgal, and Mizpah; and he judged Israel in all those places. Common English Bible Each year he traveled between Bethel, Gilgal, and Mizpah, serving as Israel’s judge in each of those locations. Catholic Public Domain Version And he went each year, traveling around to Bethel, and to Gilgal, and to Mizpah, and he judged Israel in the above-stated places. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And he went every year about to Bethel and to Galgal and to Masphath; and he judged Israel in the aforesaid places. |
He called the name of that place Bethel, though the name of the city had been Luz.
So Jacob came to Luz (that is, Bethel), which is in the land of Canaan, he and all the people who were with him.
“Priests, y’all must listen to this! House of Israel, y’all must pay attention! House of the king, y’all must open your ears! For the judgment is against y’all; because y’all have been a snare at Mizpah, and a net spread on Tabor.
but y’all must not seek Bethel, nor enter into Gilgal, and y’all must not cross over to Beersheba; for Gilgal will be taken captive-captive, and Bethel will come to nothing.
The children of Israel encamped in Gilgal. They kept the Passover on the fourteenth day of the month at evening in the plains of Jericho.
YHWH said to Joshua, “Today I have rolled away the reproach of Egypt from y’all.” Therefore the name of that place was called Gilgal to this day.
He had thirty sons who rode on thirty donkeys. They had thirty cities, which are called Havvoth Jair to this day, which are in the land of Gilead.
He had forty sons and thirty sons’ sons who rode on seventy donkey colts. He judged Israel eight years.
“Y’all who ride on white donkeys, who sit on rich carpets, who walk by the way—consider!
Then Samuel said to the people, “Come y’all! Let’s go to Gilgal and renew the kingdom there.”
Samuel said, “Y’all gather all Israel to Mizpah, and I will pray to YHWH for y’all.”