Lux Domini
And their possessions and habitations were, Bethel and the towns thereof, and eastward Naaran, and westward Gezer, with the towns thereof; Shechem also and the towns thereof, unto Gaza and the towns thereof:

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Ayyah Place

Called also Azzah, which is its Hebrew name. Modern identification: Et Tell.

Bethel Place

House of God. (1. ) A place in Central Palestine, about 10 miles north of Jerusalem, at the head of the pass of Michmash and Ai. It was originally the royal Canaanite city of Luz ( Gen. 28:19 ). Modern identification: Beitin.

Gezer Place

Biblical settlement. Modern identification: Tel Gezer.

Naaran Place

Boyish, juvenile, a town in Ephraim between Bethel and Jericho ( 1 Chr. 7:28 ). Modern identification: Tell el Jisr.

Shechem Place

Biblical settlement. Modern identification: Tell Balatah.