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Judges 1

Judges 1:26

The Capture of Jerusalem and Hebron · Judges 1:8–26
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Translations

Modern
And the man went to the land of the Hittites, built a city, and called it Luz, which is its name to this day.
Traditional
And the man went into the land of the Hittites, and built a city, and called the name thereof Luz: which is the name thereof unto this day.
Literal
And the man went to the land of the Hittites and built a city, and he called its name Luz; that is its name to this day.
Latin
Qui dimissus, abiit in terram Hetthim, et ædificavit ibi civitatem, vocavitque eam Luzam: quæ ita appellatur usque in præsentem diem.

Original

Hebrew
English
And the man went to the land of the Hittites, built a city, and called it Luz, which is its name to this day.

Notes

Judges 1:26

The land of the Hittites likely referred to North Syria, not the Hittite Kingdom in Anatolia (modern-day Turkey). We know nothing about the new Luz.

Judges 1:22–36

Mentions of Joseph's descendants (Judges 1:22, 35) highlight the northern tribes' failures to remove their enemies.

Judges 1:21–36

The tribes of Israel did not keep the covenant. Their complacency was rebellion against the Lord, as shown in the rest of the book of Judges.

Judges 1:1–2:5

The first prologue talks about how the tribes did not follow Joshua's farewell instructions (Joshua 23).

Theme notes and profiles

Oppression of God’s People

Parallels

Joshua 15:13–19

People

Heth: Son of Canaan and ancestor of the Hittites

Places

Luz: A Canaanite city; a man built another city named Luz

Glossary

Bethel (Place), Bethelite Joshua, Book of Judges, Book of Land Luz Tribe of Dan Warfare

Topics

Beth-El: A City North of Jerusalem: Conquered by the Household of Joseph Beth-El: A City North of Jerusalem: The Ancient City Adjacent To, and Finally Embraced In, Was Called Luz Canaanites: Not Expelled Hittites: Dwelling Place of Hittites: Luz Built in the Country of Mercy: The Israelites to the Man of Beth-El The Canaanites: Partially Subdued by Israel