THEOSISJoshua 18:13Meaning & Commentary from the Church Fathers
And passing along southward by Luza, the same is Bethel, and it goeth down into Ataroth-addar to the mountain, that is on the south of the nether Beth-horon.
וְעָבַר֩ מִשָּׁ֨ם הַגְּב֜וּל ל֗וּזָה אֶל־כֶּ֤תֶף ל֙וּזָה֙ נֶ֔גְבָּה הִ֖יא בֵּֽית־אֵ֑ל וְיָרַ֤ד הַגְּבוּל֙ עַטְר֣וֹת אַדָּ֔ר עַל־הָהָ֕ר אֲשֶׁ֛ר מִנֶּ֥גֶב לְבֵית־חֹר֖וֹן תַּחְתּֽוֹן׃
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Passages read together with this verse.
- Gen 28:19And he called the name of the city Bethel, which before was called Luza.
- Josh 16:2And goeth out from Bethel to Luza: and passeth the border of Archi, to Ataroth,
- Josh 16:3And goeth down westward, by the border of Jephleti, unto the borders of Beth-horon the nether, and to Gazer: and the countries of it are ended by the great sea:
- Josh 21:22And Cibsaim, and Beth-horon, with their suburbs, four cities.
- Josh 10:11And when they were fleeing from the children of Israel, and were in the descent of Bethoron, the Lord cast down upon them great stones from heaven, as far as Azeca: and many more were killed with the hailstones, than were slain by the swords of the children of Israel,
- Josh 16:5And the border of the children of Ephraim was according to their kindreds: and their possession towards the east was Ataroth-addar unto Beth-horon the upper.
- Judg 1:22The house of Joseph also went up against Bethel, and the Lord was with them.
- Judg 1:26Who being sent away, went into the land of Hetthim, and built there a city, and called it Luza: which is so called until this day.