He called the name of that place Bethel, though the name of the city had been Luz.
Joshua 16:2 - Y'all Version Bible It went out from Bethel to Luz, and passed along to the border of the Archites to Ataroth; Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 and goeth out from Beth-el to Luz, and passeth along unto the borders of Archi to Ataroth, Amplified Bible - Classic Edition Then it went from Bethel to Luz and passed on to Ataroth, the border of the Archites. American Standard Version (1901) and it went out from Beth-el to Luz, and passed along unto the border of the Archites to Ataroth; Common English Bible It goes from Bethel to Luz and passes on to the border of the Archites at Ataroth. Catholic Public Domain Version And it goes out from Bethel to Luz. And it crosses the border of Archi to Ataroth. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And goeth out from Bethel to Luza: and passeth the border of Archi, to Ataroth: |
He called the name of that place Bethel, though the name of the city had been Luz.
When David had come to the top, where God was worshiped, Hushai the Archite was there to meet him with his tunic torn and earth on his head.
So Hushai, David’s friend, came into the city, and Absalom came into Jerusalem.
When Hushai the Archite, David’s friend, had come to Absalom, Hushai said to Absalom, “Long live the king! Long live the king!”
Ahithophel was the king’s counselor. Hushai the Archite was the king’s friend.
Their possessions and settlements were Bethel and its towns, and eastward Naaran, and westward Gezer with its towns; Shechem also and its towns, to Azzah and its towns;
The border passed along from there to Luz, to the side of Luz (also called Bethel), southward. The border went down to Ataroth Addar, by the mountain that lies on the south of Beth Horon the lower.