Judges 1:23
And the house of Joseph sent to spy out Beth-el: now the name of the city formerly was Luz.
Leeser Tanakh
In The King James Version
And the house of Joseph sent to descry Bethel. (Now the name of the city before was Luz.)
In Context
22And the house of Joseph, these also, went up against Beth-el; and the Lord was with them.
Cross References
Genesis 35:6So Jacob came to Luz, which is in the land of Canaan, that is, Beth-el, he and all the people that were with him.
Joshua 2:1And Joshua, the son of Nun, had sent out from Shittim two men as spies, secretly, saying, Go ye, view the land and especially Jericho; and they went, and came unto the house of a woman, a harlot, whose name was Rachab, and they lodged there.
Joshua 16:1And the lot of the children of Joseph fell from the Jordan by Jericho, unto the waters of Jericho on the east, to the wilderness that goeth up from Jericho by the mount Beth-el,
Judges 18:2And the children of Dan sent from their family five men from among themselves, men of valor, from Zor'ah, and from Eshtaol, to spy out the land, and to search it; and they said unto them, Go, search the land. And they came to the mountain of Ephraim, as far as the house of Micah, and lodged there.
Matthew Henry on Judges 1:22-36
The Israelites Mixed with the Canaanites. ( b. c. 1425.) 21 And the children of Benjamin did not drive out the Jebusites that inhabited Jerusalem; but the Jebusites dwell with the children of Benjamin in Jerusalem unto this day. 22 And the house of Joseph, they also went up against Bethel: and the Lord was with them. 23 And the house of Joseph sent to descry Bethel. (Now the name of the city before was Luz.) 24 And the spies saw a man come forth out of the city, and they said unto him, show us, we pray thee, the… Read the whole commentary →