Luz: meaning of the name

Luz in Hebrew and Greek

Places named Luz

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Luz in Scripture

“Luz” appears in 7 verses of the King James Version.

• Genesis 28:19

  And he called the name of that place Beth–el: but the name of that city was called Luz at the first.

• Genesis 35:6

  So 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 48:3

  And Jacob said unto Joseph, God Almighty appeared unto me at Luz in the land of Canaan, and blessed me,

• Joshua 16:2

  And goeth out from Beth–el to Luz, and passeth along unto the borders of Archi to Ataroth,

• Joshua 18:13

  And 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 1:23

  And the house of Joseph sent to descry Beth–el. (Now the name of the city before was Luz.)

• Judges 1:26

  And 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.