Joshua 18:13 “From there the border crossed over to the southern slope of Luz (that…”

Joshua 18:13

From there the border crossed over to the southern slope of Luz (that is, Bethel) and went down to Ataroth-addar on the hill south of Lower Beth-horon.

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

And the border went over from thence toward Luz, to the side of Luz, which is Beth-el, southward; and the border descended to Ataroth-adar, near the hill that lieth on the south side of the nether Beth-horon.

World English Bible

The border passed along from there to Luz, to the side of Luz (also called Bethel), southward. The border went down to Ataroth Addar, by the mountain that lies on the south of Beth Horon the lower.

American Standard Version

And the border passed along from thence to Luz, to the side of Luz (the same is Beth-el), southward; and the border went down to Ataroth-addar, by the mountain that lieth on the south of Beth-horon the nether.

Geneva Bible 1599

And this border goeth along from thence to Luz, euen to the Southside of Luz (the same is Beth-el) and this border descendeth to Atroth-addar, neere the mount, that lyeth on the Southside of Beth-horon the nether.

Darby Translation

and the border passed on from thence toward Luz, to the south side of Luz, which is Bethel: and the border went down to Ataroth-Addar, near the hill that is on the south of the lower Beth-horon.

Young's Literal Translation

and the border hath gone over thence to Luz, unto the side of Luz (it [is] Beth-El) southward, and the border hath gone down [to] Atroth-Addar, by the hill that [is] on the south of the lower Beth-Horon;

Bible in Basic English

And from there the line goes south to Luz, to the side of Luz (which is Beth-el), then down to Ataroth-addar, by the mountain to the south of Beth-horon the lower.

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Cross references

“side of Luz”

Genesis 28:19 Judges 1:22–26 Joshua 16:2

Genesis 28:19 · BSB

and he called that place Bethel, though previously the city had been named Luz.

Judges 1:22–26 · BSB

The house of Joseph also attacked Bethel, and the LORD was with them.

Joshua 16:2 · BSB

It went on from Bethel (that is, Luz) and proceeded to the border of the Archites in Ataroth.

“Beth-horon”

Joshua 10:11 Joshua 21:22 Joshua 16:3

Joshua 10:11 · BSB

As they fled before Israel along the descent from Beth-horon to Azekah, the LORD cast down on them large hailstones from the sky, and more of them were killed by the hailstones than by the swords of the Israelites.

Joshua 21:22 · BSB

Kibzaim, and Beth-horon—four cities, together with their pasturelands.

Joshua 16:3 · BSB

Then it descended westward to the border of the Japhletites as far as the border of Lower Beth-horon and on to Gezer, and it ended at the Sea.

Also

Joshua 16:5

Joshua 16:5 · BSB

This was the territory of the descendants of Ephraim by their clans: The border of their inheritance went from Ataroth-addar in the east to Upper Beth-horon

Cross references adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0) and the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

In context

12On the north side their border began at the Jordan, went up past the northern slope of Jericho, headed west through the hill country, and came out at the wilderness of Beth-aven.

14On the west side the border curved southward from the hill facing Beth-horon on the south and came out at Kiriath-baal (that is, Kiriath-jearim), a city of the sons of Judah. This was the western side.

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