Joshua 16:2

New International Version

²It went on from Bethel (that is, Luz^(A)),^[a] crossed over to the territory of the Arkites^(B) in Ataroth,^(C)

Footnotes

Joshua 16:2 Septuagint; Hebrew Bethel to Luz

Joshua 18:13

New International Version

¹³From there it crossed to the south slope of Luz^(A) (that is, Bethel^(B)) and went down to Ataroth Addar^(C) on the hill south of Lower Beth Horon.

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Joshua 18:13 in all English translations

Genesis 28:19

New International Version

¹⁹He called that place Bethel,^[a]^(A) though the city used to be called Luz.^(B)

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Footnotes

Genesis 28:19 Bethel means house of God.

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1 Chronicles 27:33

New International Version

³³Ahithophel^(A) was the king’s counselor.

Hushai^(B) the Arkite was the king’s confidant.

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2 Samuel 16:16

New International Version

¹⁶Then Hushai^(A) the Arkite, David’s confidant, went to Absalom and said to him, “Long live the king! Long live the king!”

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Judges 1:22-26

New International Version

²²Now the tribes of Joseph^(A) attacked Bethel,^(B) and the Lord was with them. ²³When they sent men to spy out Bethel (formerly called Luz),^(C) ²⁴the spies saw a man coming out of the city and they said to him, “Show us how to get into the city and we will see that you are treated well.^(D)” ²⁵So he showed them, and they put the city to the sword but spared^(E) the man and his whole family. ²⁶He then went to the land of the Hittites,^(F) where he built a city and called it Luz,^(G) which is its name to this day.