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href="/bsb/joshua/16.htm" class="clickchap" style="color:#001320" title="Click any translation name for full chapter">  (Click for Chapter)</a></div><div id="par"><span class="versiontext"><a href="/niv/joshua/16.htm">New International Version</a></span><br />It went on from Bethel (that is, Luz), crossed over to the territory of the Arkites in Ataroth,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/joshua/16.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />From Bethel (that is, Luz) it ran over to Ataroth in the territory of the Arkites.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/joshua/16.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />Then going from Bethel to Luz, it passes along to Ataroth, the territory of the Archites.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/joshua/16.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />It went on from Bethel (that is, Luz) and proceeded to the border of the Archites in Ataroth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/joshua/16.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />And goeth out from Bethel to Luz, and passeth along unto the borders of Archi to Ataroth,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/joshua/16.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />then went out from Bethel to Luz, passed along to the border of the Archites at Ataroth,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/joshua/16.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />It went from Bethel to Luz, and continued to the border of the Archites at Ataroth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/joshua/16.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />It went from Bethel to Luz, and continued to the border of the Archites at Ataroth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/joshua/16.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />And it went from Bethel to Luz, and continued to the border of the Archites at Ataroth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/joshua/16.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />And it went out from Bethel to Luz and passed on to the border of the Archites at Ataroth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/joshua/16.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />Then it went from Bethel to Luz, and continued to Ataroth, the border of the Archites.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/joshua/16.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />From Bethel it went to Luz and proceeded to the border of the Archites by Ataroth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/joshua/16.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />From Bethel it went to Luz and proceeded to the border of the Archites by Ataroth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/joshua/16.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />and it went out from Beth-el to Luz, and passed along unto the border of the Archites to Ataroth;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/joshua/16.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />and it went out from Beth-el to Luz, and passed along unto the border of the Archites to Ataroth;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/joshua/16.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />From Bethel the border goes to Luz and over to Ataroth at the border of the Archites.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/joshua/16.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />From Bethel it went to Luz, passing on to Ataroth Addar, where the Archites lived. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/joshua/16.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />and from Bethel to Luz, continuing to the border of the Archites at Ataroth. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/joshua/16.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />It went on from Bethel (that is, Luz) and proceeded to the border of the Archites in Ataroth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/joshua/16.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />The southern border extended from Bethel to Luz, and crossed to Arkite territory at Ataroth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/joshua/16.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />It went out from Bethel to Luz, and passed along to the border of the Archites at Ataroth;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/joshua/16.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />And goeth out from Beth-el to Luz, and passeth along to the borders of Archi to Ataroth,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/joshua/16.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />It went out from Bethel to Luz, and passed along to the border of the Archites to Ataroth; <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/joshua/16.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />and has gone out from Beth-El to Luz, and passed over to the border of Archi [to] Ataroth,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/joshua/16.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> and hath gone out from Beth-El to Luz, and passed over unto the border of Archi to Ataroth,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/joshua/16.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And it went forth from the House of God to Luz and passed over to the bound of Archi to Ataroth;<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/joshua/16.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />And goeth out from Bethel to Luza: and passeth the border of Archi, to Ataroth, <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/joshua/16.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />And it goes out from Bethel to Luz. And it crosses the border of Archi to Ataroth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/joshua/16.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />Leaving Bethel for Luz, it crossed the ridge to the border of the Archites at Ataroth,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/joshua/16.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />then going from Bethel to Luz, it passes along to Ataroth, the territory of the Archites;<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/joshua/16.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />And goes out from Beth-el to Luz, and then passes along to the border of Ebra and Ataroth,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/joshua/16.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And it went out from Bayth Eil to Luz and it passed to the border of Ebra and of Atruth<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/joshua/16.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />And it went out from Beth-el-luz, and passed along unto the border of the Archites to Ataroth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/joshua/16.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />And they will go out to Baethel, and will proceed to the borders of Achatarothi.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/joshua/16-2.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/p91zXIGB0Rk?start=4215" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/joshua/16.htm">Ephraim's Inheritance</a></span><br><span class="reftext">1</span>The 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. <span class="reftext">2</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/3318.htm" title="3318: wə·yā·ṣā (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConjPerf-3ms) -- A primitive root; to go out, in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively, direct and proxim.">It went on</a> <a href="/hebrew/1008.htm" title="1008: mib·bêṯ- (Prep) -- From bayith and 'el; house of God; Beth-El, a place in Palestine.">from</a> <a href="/hebrew/1008.htm" title="1008: ’êl (Prep:: N-proper-fs) -- From bayith and 'el; house of God; Beth-El, a place in Palestine.">Bethel</a> <a href="/hebrew/3870.htm" title="3870: lū·zāh (N-proper-fs:: 3fs) -- Earlier name of Bethel, also a Hittite city. Probably from luwz; Luz, the name of two places in Palestine.">(that is, Luz)</a> <a href="/hebrew/5674.htm" title="5674: wə·‘ā·ḇar (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConjPerf-3ms) -- To pass over, through, or by, pass on. A primitive root; to cross over; used very widely of any transition; specifically, to cover.">and proceeded</a> <a href="/hebrew/413.htm" title="413: ’el- (Prep) -- To, into, towards. ">to</a> <a href="/hebrew/1366.htm" title="1366: gə·ḇūl (N-msc) -- Border, boundary, territory. Or gbul; from gabal; properly, a cord, i.e. a boundary; by extens. The territory inclosed.">the border</a> <a href="/hebrew/757.htm" title="757: hā·’ar·kî (Art:: N-proper-ms) -- A native of a place in Pal. Patrial from another place of similar name with 'Erek; an Arkite or native of Erek.">of the Archites</a> <a href="/hebrew/5852.htm" title="5852: ‘ă·ṭā·rō·wṯ (N-proper-fs) -- The name of several places in Isr. Or Ataroth; plural of atarah; Ataroth, the name of two places in Palestine.">in Ataroth.</a> </span><span class="reftext">3</span>Then it descended westward to the border of the Japhletites as far as the border of Lower Beth-horon and on to Gezer, and it ended at the Sea.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/numbers/34-2.htm">Numbers 34:2-12</a></span><br />“Command the Israelites and say to them: When you enter the land of Canaan, it will be allotted to you as an inheritance with these boundaries: / Your southern border will extend from the Wilderness of Zin along the border of Edom. On the east, your southern border will run from the end of the Salt Sea, / cross south of the Ascent of Akrabbim, continue to Zin, and go south of Kadesh-barnea. Then it will go on to Hazar-addar and proceed to Azmon, ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/joshua/15-7.htm">Joshua 15:7-9</a></span><br />Then the border went up to Debir from the Valley of Achor, turning north to Gilgal, which faces the Ascent of Adummim south of the ravine. It continued along the waters of En-shemesh and came out at En-rogel. / From there the border went up the Valley of Ben-hinnom along the southern slope of the Jebusites (that is, Jerusalem) and ascended to the top of the hill that faces the Valley of Hinnom on the west, at the northern end of the Valley of Rephaim. / From the hilltop the border curved to the spring of the Waters of Nephtoah, proceeded to the cities of Mount Ephron, and then bent around toward Baalah (that is, Kiriath-jearim).<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_chronicles/7-29.htm">1 Chronicles 7:29</a></span><br />And along the borders of Manasseh were Beth-shean, Taanach, Megiddo, and Dor, together with their villages. The descendants of Joseph son of Israel lived in these towns.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/48-21.htm">Genesis 48:21-22</a></span><br />Then Israel said to Joseph, “Look, I am about to die, but God will be with you and bring you back to the land of your fathers. / And to you, as one who is above your brothers, I give the ridge of land that I took from the Amorites with my sword and bow.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/deuteronomy/3-12.htm">Deuteronomy 3:12-17</a></span><br />So at that time we took possession of this land. To the Reubenites and Gadites I gave the land beyond Aroer along the Arnon Valley, and half the hill country of Gilead, along with its cities. / To the half-tribe of Manasseh I gave the rest of Gilead and all of Bashan, the kingdom of Og. (The entire region of Argob, the whole territory of Bashan, used to be called the land of the Rephaim.) / Jair, a descendant of Manasseh, took the whole region of Argob as far as the border of the Geshurites and Maacathites. He renamed Bashan after himself, Havvoth-jair, by which it is called to this day. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/joshua/18-12.htm">Joshua 18:12-14</a></span><br />On the north side their border began at the Jordan, went up past the northern slope of Jericho, headed west through the hill country, and came out at the wilderness of Beth-aven. / From there the border crossed over to the southern slope of Luz (that is, Bethel) and went down to Ataroth-addar on the hill south of Lower Beth-horon. / On the west side the border curved southward from the hill facing Beth-horon on the south and came out at Kiriath-baal (that is, Kiriath-jearim), a city of the sons of Judah. This was the western side.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/47-13.htm">Ezekiel 47:13-20</a></span><br />This is what the Lord GOD says: “These are the boundaries by which you are to divide the land as an inheritance among the twelve tribes of Israel; Joseph shall receive two portions. / You are to divide it equally among them. Because I swore with an uplifted hand to give it to your forefathers, this land will fall to you as an inheritance. / This shall be the boundary of the land: On the north side it will extend from the Great Sea by way of Hethlon through Lebo-hamath to Zedad, ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/judges/1-22.htm">Judges 1:22-26</a></span><br />The house of Joseph also attacked Bethel, and the LORD was with them. / They sent spies to Bethel (formerly known as Luz), / and when the spies saw a man coming out of the city, they said to him, “Please show us how to get into the city, and we will treat you kindly.” ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_kings/9-16.htm">1 Kings 9:16</a></span><br />Pharaoh king of Egypt had attacked and captured Gezer. He had set it on fire, killed the Canaanites who lived in the city, and given it as a dowry to his daughter, Solomon’s wife.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_chronicles/8-5.htm">2 Chronicles 8:5-6</a></span><br />He rebuilt Upper and Lower Beth-horon as fortified cities with walls, gates, and bars, / as well as Baalath, all the store cities that belonged to Solomon, and all the cities for his chariots and horses—whatever he desired to build in Jerusalem, Lebanon, and throughout the land of his dominion.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/7-45.htm">Acts 7:45</a></span><br />And our fathers who received it brought it in with Joshua when they dispossessed the nations God drove out before them. It remained until the time of David,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hebrews/4-8.htm">Hebrews 4:8</a></span><br />For if Joshua had given them rest, God would not have spoken later about another day.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/4-5.htm">John 4:5</a></span><br />So He came to a town of Samaria called Sychar, near the plot of ground that Jacob had given to his son Joseph.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/1-2.htm">Matthew 1:2-3</a></span><br />Abraham was the father of Isaac, Isaac the father of Jacob, and Jacob the father of Judah and his brothers. / Judah was the father of Perez and Zerah by Tamar, Perez the father of Hezron, and Hezron the father of Ram.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/11-26.htm">Romans 11:26-27</a></span><br />And so all Israel will be saved, as it is written: “The Deliverer will come from Zion; He will remove godlessness from Jacob. / And this is My covenant with them when I take away their sins.”</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">And goes out from Bethel to Luz, and passes along to the borders of Archi to Ataroth,</p><p class="hdg">Beth-el</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/joshua/18-13.htm">Joshua 18:13</a></b></br> And the border went over from thence toward Luz, to the side of Luz, which <i>is</i> Bethel, southward; and the border descended to Atarothadar, near the hill that <i>lieth</i> on the south side of the nether Bethhoron.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/genesis/28-19.htm">Genesis 28:19</a></b></br> And he called the name of that place Bethel: but the name of that city <i>was called</i> Luz at the first.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/judges/1-22.htm">Judges 1:22-26</a></b></br> And the house of Joseph, they also went up against Bethel: and the LORD <i>was</i> with them… </p><p class="hdg">Archi</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/2_samuel/16-16.htm">2 Samuel 16:16</a></b></br> And it came to pass, when Hushai the Archite, David's friend, was come unto Absalom, that Hushai said unto Absalom, God save the king, God save the king.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/1_chronicles/27-33.htm">1 Chronicles 27:33</a></b></br> And Ahithophel <i>was</i> the king's counseller: and Hushai the Archite <i>was</i> the king's companion:</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/genesis/10-17.htm">Arkites</a> <a href="/numbers/32-34.htm">Ataroth</a> <a href="/numbers/32-34.htm">At'aroth</a> <a href="/joshua/16-1.htm">Bethel</a> <a href="/joshua/16-1.htm">Beth-El</a> <a href="/joshua/15-47.htm">Border</a> <a href="/joshua/15-7.htm">Borders</a> <a href="/joshua/15-11.htm">Continued</a> <a href="/joshua/15-10.htm">Crossed</a> <a href="/genesis/48-3.htm">Luz</a> <a href="/joshua/15-11.htm">Passed</a> <a href="/joshua/15-6.htm">Passes</a> <a href="/joshua/10-34.htm">Passeth</a> <a href="/joshua/15-1.htm">Territory</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/1_chronicles/1-15.htm">Arkites</a> <a href="/joshua/16-5.htm">Ataroth</a> <a href="/joshua/16-7.htm">At'aroth</a> <a href="/joshua/18-13.htm">Bethel</a> <a href="/joshua/18-22.htm">Beth-El</a> <a href="/joshua/16-3.htm">Border</a> <a href="/joshua/17-18.htm">Borders</a> <a href="/joshua/16-6.htm">Continued</a> <a href="/joshua/18-13.htm">Crossed</a> <a href="/joshua/18-13.htm">Luz</a> <a href="/joshua/16-6.htm">Passed</a> <a href="/joshua/16-6.htm">Passes</a> <a href="/joshua/19-13.htm">Passeth</a> <a href="/joshua/16-3.htm">Territory</a><div class="vheading2">Joshua 16</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/joshua/16-1.htm">The general borders of the sons of Joseph</a></span><br><span class="reftext">5. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/joshua/16-5.htm">The border of the inheritance of Ephraim</a></span><br><span class="reftext">10. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/joshua/16-10.htm">The Canaanites of Gezer not conquered</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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It is where Jacob had his dream of a ladder reaching to heaven (<a href="/genesis/28-10.htm">Genesis 28:10-19</a>). Bethel means "House of God," reflecting its spiritual importance. The renaming signifies a transformation from a Canaanite city to a place of divine encounter. Bethel later became a center of worship, though it also fell into idolatry (<a href="/1_kings/12-28.htm">1 Kings 12:28-29</a>). The dual name highlights the transition from its pagan past to its role in Israel's spiritual heritage.<p><b>and proceeded to the border of the Archites</b><br>The Archites were a clan or family group within the tribe of Ephraim. Hushai the Archite, a friend and advisor to King David, is a notable figure from this group (<a href="/2_samuel/15-32.htm">2 Samuel 15:32-37</a>). The mention of the Archites indicates the territorial boundaries of the tribe of Ephraim, emphasizing the division and allocation of the Promised Land among the tribes of Israel. This reflects the fulfillment of God's promise to Abraham regarding the land (<a href="/genesis/15-18.htm">Genesis 15:18-21</a>).<p><b>in Ataroth</b><br>Ataroth is a location mentioned several times in the context of territorial boundaries (<a href="/joshua/16-5.htm">Joshua 16:5, 18</a>:13). It was a town on the border of Ephraim and Manasseh, indicating its strategic importance. The name Ataroth means "crowns," possibly suggesting a place of significance or authority. The delineation of borders in this passage underscores the orderly distribution of the land, which was crucial for maintaining tribal identities and inheritance rights. This allocation was part of God's covenantal promise to Israel, ensuring each tribe had its inheritance in the land.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/b/bethel.htm">Bethel (Luz)</a></b><br>Originally called Luz, Bethel is a significant location in biblical history. It is where Jacob had his dream of the ladder reaching to heaven and where he made a covenant with God. Bethel means "House of God."<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/a/arkites.htm">Arkites</a></b><br>A group of people living in the region of Ataroth. The Arkites are mentioned in the context of the land allotments for the tribes of Israel.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/a/ataroth.htm">Ataroth</a></b><br>A location within the territory allotted to the tribe of Ephraim. It is part of the boundary description in the division of the Promised Land.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/s/significance_of_place_in_spiritual_journey.htm">Significance of Place in Spiritual Journey</a></b><br>Bethel serves as a reminder of the importance of places where we encounter God. These locations can become spiritual landmarks in our faith journey.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/f/faithfulness_to_god's_promises.htm">Faithfulness to God's Promises</a></b><br>The mention of Bethel in the allotment of land to the tribes of Israel underscores God's faithfulness in fulfilling His promises to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/guarding_against_idolatry.htm">Guarding Against Idolatry</a></b><br>The later history of Bethel as a site of idolatry warns us to remain vigilant in our worship and devotion, ensuring that we do not allow sacred places or practices to become corrupted.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/u/understanding_our_spiritual_heritage.htm">Understanding Our Spiritual Heritage</a></b><br>Recognizing the historical and spiritual significance of places like Bethel can deepen our appreciation for our spiritual heritage and encourage us to live faithfully in our own contexts.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_joshua_16.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Joshua 16</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/who_was_hushai_in_the_bible.htm">Who was Hushai in the Bible?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/define_apostolic_action..htm">What is Jericho's significance in the Bible?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_do_josh._16_1-4_boundaries_match_archaeology.htm">How do the boundary descriptions in Joshua 16:1-4 align with archaeological findings that suggest inconsistent Israelite settlement patterns in this region?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_to_verify_bethel's_historical_existence.htm">(Genesis 35:1) How can we verify historically or archeologically that Bethel existed as described here?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/joshua/16.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 2.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">From Bethel to Luz.</span> Like Jerusalem and AElia Capitolina, or old and new Carthage, the new city did not coincide precisely in its site with the old one (see <a href="/joshua/18-13.htm">Joshua 18:13</a>; also <a href="/genesis/28-19.htm">Genesis 28:19</a>; <a href="/genesis/35-6.htm">Genesis 35:6</a>; <a href="/judges/1-23.htm">Judges 1:23</a>). Bethel was probably built, as far as could be ascertained, on the spot near the Canaanitish city where the wanderer Jacob spent the night in which the famous vision appeared to him (see <a href="/genesis/28-11.htm">Genesis 28:11</a>). Knobel, however, renders literally, Bethel-Luzah, as though the older and later names had been here conjoined. <span class="cmt_word">The borders of Archi.</span> Rather, the borders of <span class="accented">the Archite</span> (cf. <a href="/2_samuel/15-32.htm">2 Samuel 15:32</a>; <a href="/2_samuel/16-16.htm">2 Samuel 16:16</a>; <a href="/1_chronicles/27-33.htm">1 Chronicles 27:33</a>). This is the only clue we have to the residence or tribe of Hushai. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/joshua/16-2.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">It went on</span><br /><span class="heb">וְיָצָ֥א</span> <span class="translit">(wə·yā·ṣā)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3318.htm">Strong's 3318: </a> </span><span class="str2">To go, bring, out, direct and proxim</span><br /><br /><span class="word">from Bethel</span><br /><span class="heb">אֵ֖ל</span> <span class="translit">(’êl)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition | Noun - proper - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1008.htm">Strong's 1008: </a> </span><span class="str2">Bethel -- 'house of God', a city in Ephraim, also a place in southern Judah</span><br /><br /><span class="word">([that is,] Luz)</span><br /><span class="heb">ל֑וּזָה</span> <span class="translit">(lū·zāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - feminine singular | third person feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3870.htm">Strong's 3870: </a> </span><span class="str2">Luz -- earlier name of Bethel, also a Hittite city</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and proceeded</span><br /><span class="heb">וְעָבַ֛ר</span> <span class="translit">(wə·‘ā·ḇar)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5674.htm">Strong's 5674: </a> </span><span class="str2">To pass over, through, or by, pass on</span><br /><br /><span class="word">to</span><br /><span class="heb">אֶל־</span> <span class="translit">(’el-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_413.htm">Strong's 413: </a> </span><span class="str2">Near, with, among, to</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the border</span><br /><span class="heb">גְּב֥וּל</span> <span class="translit">(gə·ḇūl)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1366.htm">Strong's 1366: </a> </span><span class="str2">A cord, a boundary, the territory inclosed</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of the Archites</span><br /><span class="heb">הָאַרְכִּ֖י</span> <span class="translit">(hā·’ar·kî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_757.htm">Strong's 757: </a> </span><span class="str2">Archite -- a native of a place in Palestine</span><br /><br /><span class="word">in Ataroth.</span><br /><span class="heb">עֲטָרֽוֹת׃</span> <span class="translit">(‘ă·ṭā·rō·wṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5852.htm">Strong's 5852: </a> </span><span class="str2">Ataroth -- the name of several places in Israel</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/joshua/16-2.htm">Joshua 16:2 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/joshua/16-2.htm">Joshua 16:2 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/joshua/16-2.htm">Joshua 16:2 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/joshua/16-2.htm">Joshua 16:2 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/joshua/16-2.htm">Joshua 16:2 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/joshua/16-2.htm">Joshua 16:2 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/joshua/16-2.htm">Joshua 16:2 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/joshua/16-2.htm">Joshua 16:2 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/joshua/16-2.htm">Joshua 16:2 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/joshua/16-2.htm">Joshua 16:2 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/joshua/16-2.htm">OT History: Joshua 16:2 It went out from Bethel to Luz (Josh. 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