Jerome : (Chapter 35, Verse 6.) And Jacob came to Luz in the land of Canaan, which is Bethel. Here it is clearly confirmed that Bethel is not Ulammaus, as stated above, but Luz, that is, the almond tree mentioned before. — Hebrew Questions on Genesis Augustine of Hippo : CHANGE OF NAMES. — Jacob came to Luz, which is in the land of Canaan, which is Bethel . Let us recall that three names of this city have already appeared: Ulammaus, a name which it had before Jacob reached Mesopotamia, passing by earlier; Bethel, a name which Jacob himself gave it, which means "house of God"; And Luz, just mentioned right now. This is not surprising, as it happens in many other passages, both in terms of cities and rivers, and in any place on earth, because it happens in many countries, and for different reasons, that rivers, other objects, and men themselves, add to their names, or take new ones. [ — QUESTIONS ON GENESIS, Q. 112 (tr. J. Litteral, draft)