Luz in Biblical History

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What is Luz?
LUZ
(almond tree). 1. The Canaanite name for the place in which Jacob rested and had a prophetic vision, and afterward the city of Bethel; now Beitin. Gen 28:19; Gen 35:6; Gen 48:3; Josh 16:2; Josh 18:13; Jud 1:23. 2. A city in the land of the Hittites, built by an inhabitant of the original Luz, who was spared when the city was sacked. Jud 1:23; now Luweiziyeh, 4 miles north-west of Banias.

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