Luz
Luz, a Canaanite city that was destroyed, and another city built by a man who had betrayed the first Luz.
The name Luz means “separation; departure; an almond”
PlaceOld Testament1 book1 verse
Summary
A location only mentioned at Judges 1:26; only referred to as Luz (לוּז).
Location
- Identified as
- Luweizeh
- Certainty
- Possible (37% of scholarship) · 1 other possible location
- Coordinates
- 33.460° N, 35.536° E
Glossary entries
Alternative names
- לוּזLuz
Mentions
- And the man went to the land of the Hittites, built a city, and called it Luz, which is its name to this day.