²³ They sent men to scout out Bethel (formerly known as Luz).

¹⁹ He named that place Bethel (which means “house of God”), although it was previously called Luz.

³ Jacob said to Joseph, “God Almighty^[a] appeared to me at Luz in the land of Canaan and blessed me.

⁶ Eventually, Jacob and his household arrived at Luz (also called Bethel) in Canaan.

² So the men of Dan chose from their clans five capable warriors from the towns of Zorah and Eshtaol to scout out a land for them to settle in.

When these warriors arrived in the hill country of Ephraim, they came to Micah’s house and spent the night there.

² Joshua sent some of his men from Jericho to spy out the town of Ai, east of Bethel, near Beth-aven.

Rahab Protects the Spies

2 Then Joshua secretly sent out two spies from the Israelite camp at Acacia Grove.^[a] He instructed them, “Scout out the land on the other side of the Jordan River, especially around Jericho.” So the two men set out and came to the house of a prostitute named Rahab and stayed there that night.