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The man went into the land of the Hittites, and built a city, and called the name of it Luz, which is the name of it to this day.
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A New City, An Old Name
Commentators explain that the man who betrayed Bethel went to the "land of the Hittites," likely a region north of Israel, and built a new city named Luz. This practice of naming a new settlement after one's former home was common in the ancient world. The phrase "unto this day" indicates that the book of Judges was written some time after these events occurred.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
The site of this new Luz is not known, but "the land of the Hittites" was apparently in the north of Palestine, on the borders of Syria ([Reference…
19th Century
Anglican
Into the land of the Hittites. —Probably the inhabitants of Bethel belonged to this tribe of Canaanites. In Joshua 1:4 their name …
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
And the man went into the land of the Hittites With his family; Kimchi says this was not one of the seven nations of…
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