So the people of Dan chose five qualified men out of all the families in the tribe and sent them from the towns of Zorah and Eshtaol with instructions to explore the land and spy on it. When they arrived in the hill country of Ephraim, they stayed at Micah's house.

Then Joshua sent two spies from the camp at Acacia with orders to go and secretly explore the land of Canaan, especially the city of Jericho. When they came to the city, they went to spend the night in the house of a prostitute named Rahab.

Joshua sent some men from Jericho to Ai, a city east of Bethel, near Bethaven, with orders to go and explore the land. When they had done so,

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

Jacob came with all his people to Luz, which is now known as Bethel, in the land of Canaan.

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