He called that place Bethel, although the former name of the town was Luz.

Jacob and all those who were with him arrived at Luz (that is, Bethel) in the land of Canaan.

Jacob said to Joseph, "The sovereign God appeared to me at Luz in the land of Canaan and blessed me.

The southern border extended from Bethel to Luz, and crossed to Arkite territory at Ataroth.

It then crossed from there to Luz, to the slope of Luz to the south (that is, Bethel), and descended to Ataroth Addar located on the hill that is south of lower Beth Horon.

When the men of Joseph spied out Bethel (it used to be called Luz),

He moved to Hittite country and built a city. He named it Luz, and it has kept that name to this very day.