Category:Luz

Luz, n.

Defn: A bone of the human body which was supposed by certain Rabbinical writers to be indestructible. Its location was a matter of dispute. Brande & C.

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---excerpt from the Illustrated Bible Dictionary

Luz - A nut-bearing tree, the almond. (1.) The ancient name of a royal Canaanitish city near the site of Bethel (Genesis 28:19; Genesis 35:6), on the border of Benjamin (Joshua 18:13). Here Jacob halted, and had a prophetic vision. (See BETHEL.) (2.) A place in the land of the Hittites, founded (Judges 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.