Hebrew Word Study · Strong’s H3870
לוּז
luz · “Luz”
Used 8 times across 3 books
Definition
§ Luz = "almond tree"
the name of a town in the land of the Hittites
Where it appears
Genesis3
Joshua3
Judges2
In the text
Genesis 28:19And he called the name of that place Beth–el: but the name of that city was called Luz at the first.Genesis 35:6So Jacob came to Luz, which is in the land of Canaan, that is, Beth–el, he and all the people that were with him.Genesis 48:3And Jacob said unto Joseph, God Almighty appeared unto me at Luz in the land of Canaan, and blessed me,Joshua 16:2And goeth out from Beth–el to Luz, and passeth along unto the borders of Archi to Ataroth,Joshua 18:13And the border went over from thence toward Luz, to the side of Luz, which is Beth–el, southward; and the border descended to Ataroth–adar, near the hill that lieth on the south side of the nether Beth–horon.Judges 1:23And the house of Joseph sent to descry Beth–el. (Now the name of the city before was Luz.)Judges 1:26And 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.
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