City

Luz

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Name means
separation; departure; an almond
Location
31.931°N, 35.221°E
Mentioned
6 verses

About Luz

The ancient name of a royal Canaanitish city near the site of Bethel (Gen. 28:19; 35:6), on the border of Benjamin (Josh. 18:13). Here Jacob halted, and had a prophetic vision.

From Easton’s Bible Dictionary (1897).

Nearby

Every mention

Genesis 28:19, 35:6, 48:3
Joshua 16:2, 18:13
Judges 1:23

Places: Theographic Bible Metadata (CC BY-SA 4.0), with locations from OpenBible.info. Many ancient sites are uncertain.