Gen 12:8, 28:19, 22, Judg 1:22-26 | ESV | STEP | From there he moved to the hill country on the east of Bethel and pitched his tent , with Bethel on the west and Ai on the east . And there he built an altar to the Lord and called upon the name of the Lord .

Genesis 12:8

8 From there he moved to the hill country on the east of ^aBethel and pitched his tent, with Bethel on the west and Ai on the east. And there he built an altar to the Lord and called upon the name of the Lord.

Genesis 28:19

19 He called the name of that place ^bBethel, ^{▼▼ Bethel means the house of God} but the name of the city was Luz at the first.

Genesis 28:22

22 and this stone, which I have set up for a pillar, ^dshall be God’s house. And ^eof all that you give me I will give a full tenth to you.”

Judges 1:22-26

22 The house of Joseph also went up against Bethel, ^fand the Lord was with them. 23 And the house of Joseph scouted out Bethel. ( ^gNow the name of the city was formerly Luz.) 24 And the spies saw a man coming out of the city, and they said to him, “Please show us the way into the city, ^hand we will deal kindly with you.” 25 And he showed them the way into the city. And they struck the city with the edge of the sword, but they let the man and all his family go. 26 And the man went to ⁱthe land of the Hittites and built a city and called its name Luz. That is its name to this day.