¹⁹ And he called the name of that place Beth-el. But the name of the city was Luz at the first.

³ And Jacob said unto Joseph, God Almighty appeared unto me at Luz in the land of Canaan, and blessed me,

⁸ And he removed from thence unto the mountain on the east of Beth-el, and pitched his tent, having Beth-el on the west, and Ai on the east: and there he builded an altar unto Jehovah, and called upon the name of Jehovah.

¹ And God said unto Jacob, Arise, go up to Beth-el, and dwell there: and make there an altar unto God, who appeared unto thee when thou fleddest from the face of Esau thy brother.

²² And the house of Joseph, they also went up against Beth-el; and Jehovah was with them.

²³ And the house of Joseph sent to spy out Beth-el. (Now the name of the city beforetime was Luz.)

²⁴ And the watchers saw a man come forth out of the city, and they said unto him, Show us, we pray thee, the entrance into the city, and we will deal kindly with thee.

²⁵ And he showed them the entrance into the city; and they smote the city with the edge of the sword; but they let the man go and all his family.

²⁶ And the man went into the land of the Hittites, and built a city, and called the name thereof Luz, which is the name thereof unto this day.

²⁹ And he set the one in Beth-el, and the other put he in Dan.

¹⁵ Though thou, Israel, play the harlot, yet let not Judah offend; and come not ye unto Gilgal, neither go ye up to Beth-aven, nor swear, As Jehovah liveth.

⁴ yea, he had power over the angel, and prevailed; he wept, and made supplication unto him: he found him at Beth-el, and there he spake with us,

⁵ even Jehovah, the God of hosts; Jehovah is his memorial `name'.