Judges 1:23
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“They sent spies to Bethel (formerly known as Luz),”
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“They sent spies to Bethel (formerly known as Luz),”
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)“And the house of Joseph sent to descry Beth–el. (Now the name of the city before was Luz.)”
King James Version · Public Domain“And the house of Joseph sent to spy out Beth-el. (Now the name of the city beforetime was Luz.)”
American Standard Version · Public Domain“and the house of Joseph cause <FI>men<Fi> to spy about Beth-El (and the name of the city formerly is Luz),”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainOther passages that echo Judges 1:23 — 8 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Genesis 28:19and he called that place Bethel, though previously the city had been named Luz.
- Genesis 35:6So Jacob and everyone with him arrived in Luz (that is, Bethel) in the land of Canaan.
- Genesis 48:3Jacob said to Joseph, “God Almighty appeared to me at Luz in the land of Canaan, and there He blessed me
- Joshua 2:1Then Joshua son of Nun secretly sent two spies from Shittim, saying, “Go, inspect the land, especially Jericho.” So they went and entered the house of a prostitute named Rahab and stayed there.
- Joshua 7:2Meanwhile, Joshua sent men from Jericho to Ai, which is near Beth-aven to the east of Bethel, and told them, “Go up and spy out the land.” So the men went up and spied out Ai.
- Joshua 16:1The allotment for the descendants of Joseph extended from the Jordan at Jericho to the waters of Jericho on the east, through the wilderness that goes up from Jericho into the hill country of Bethel.
- Joshua 16:2It went on from Bethel (that is, Luz) and proceeded to the border of the Archites in Ataroth.
- Judges 18:2So the Danites sent out five men from their clans, men of valor from Zorah and Eshtaol, to spy out the land and explore it. “Go and explore the land,” they told them. The men entered the hill country of Ephraim and came to the house of Micah, where they spent the night.
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