1 22 The house of Joseph also went up against Bethel; and Yahweh was with them. 1 23 And the house of Joseph sent to spy out Bethel. (Now the name of the city was formerly Luz.) 1 24 And the spies saw a man coming out of the city, and they said to him, "Pray, show us the way into the city, and we will deal kindly with you." 1 25 And he showed them the way into the city; and they smote the city with the edge of the sword, but they let the man and all his family go. 1 26 And the man went to the land of the Hittites and built a city, and called its name Luz; that is its name to this day.