Luz

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Meaning: a nut-bearing tree, the almond.

  1. The ancient name of a royal Canaanitish city near the site of Bethel (Gen 28:19; Gen 35:6), on the border of Benjamin (Josh 18:13). Here Jacob halted, and had a prophetic vision.
  2. A place in the land of the Hittites, founded (Jdg 1:26) by "a man who came forth out of the city of Luz." It is identified with Luweiziyeh, 4 miles north-west of Banias.


This entry includes text from Easton's Bible Dictionary, 1897.

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