After that, he moved on south to the hill country east of the city of Bethel and set up his camp between Bethel on the west and Ai on the east. There also he built an altar and worshiped the LORD.

He named the place Bethel. (The town there was once known as Luz.)

This memorial stone which I have set up will be the place where you are worshiped, and I will give you a tenth of everything you give me."

The tribes of Ephraim and Manasseh went to attack the city of Bethel, at that time called Luz. The LORD helped them. They sent spies to the city,

who saw a man leaving and said to him, "Show us how to get into the city, and we won't hurt you."

He later went to the land of the Hittites, built a city there, and named it Luz, which is still its name.