Thematic Bible: The israelites to the man of beth-el

The house of Joseph spied out Bethel (now the name of the city was formerly Luz). The spies saw a man coming out of the city and they said to him, "Please show us the entrance to the city and we will treat you kindly." So he showed them the entrance to the city, and they struck the city with the edge of the sword, but they let the man and all his family go free. read more.
The man went into the land of the Hittites and built a city and named it Luz which is its name to this day.