Joshua 16:2

Then it went from Bethel to Luz and passed along to Ataroth, the territory of the Arkites.

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And goeth out from Bethel to Luz, and passeth along unto the borders of Archi to Ataroth,

In Context

1The assignment of land for the tribe of Joseph extended from the Jordan at Jericho, east of the springs of Jericho, into the wilderness, going up from Jericho through the hill country of Bethel.

3Then it went down westward to the territory of the Japhletites, as far as the territory of Lower Beth Horon, and then on to Gezer; it ended at the sea.

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Cross References

Joshua 18:13From there the border passed along south in the direction of Luz (the same place as Bethel). Then the border went down to Ataroth Addar, by the mountain that lies south of Beth Horon.

Judges 1:23They sent out men to spy on Bethel (the city that was formerly called Luz).

2 Samuel 15:37So Hushai, David's friend, came into the city as Absalom arrived and entered into Jerusalem.

1 Chronicles 27:33Ahithophel was the king's advisor, and Hushai from the Arkite people was the king's private advisor.

Matthew Henry on Joshua 16:2-5

The Lot of Joseph. ( b. c. 1444.) 1 And the lot of the children of Joseph fell from Jordan by Jericho, unto the water of Jericho on the east, to the wilderness that goeth up from Jericho throughout mount Beth-el, 2 And goeth out from Beth-el to Luz, and passeth along unto the borders of Archi to Ataroth, 3 And goeth down westward to the coast of Japhleti, unto the coast of Beth-horon the nether, and to Gezer: and the goings out thereof are at the sea. 4 So the children of Joseph, Manasseh and Ephraim, took their… Read the whole commentary →

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