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Place · City

Luz

Named in 6 verses across 3 books, first in Judges 1:23.

The dataset treats this record as another name for, or a duplicate of, Bethel (of Palestine).

Where

Coordinates

31.9305° N, 35.2210° E

One proposed location, not an established one.

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Identification

Uncertain

The dataset gives no precision for this point.

The dataset’s editors marked this place as not identifiable with a known site.

Some biblical sites are known for certain; others are identified from old names and descriptions and are still discussed.

Dataset notes

may have wrong verse tagging. research shows two places.
There are probably two of them as you suggested, one of them is the same as Bethel. This is an example how complicated biblical geography gets :)

Left by the dataset’s contributors; not reviewed by us.

People

Born, died or recorded here, or in an event set here, first; then people named in the same verses, which does not mean they were here.

Jacob (Israel)2 shared verses
Joseph (son of Jacob)2 shared verses
Canaan2 shared verses
God1 shared verse

In the Bible

All 1 verse in Judges, in Bible order. Text from the Berean Standard Bible; verse numbers follow the KJV.

Judges

Judges 1:23
They sent spies to Bethel (formerly known as Luz),

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Dictionary

From Easton’s Bible Dictionary (1897), as attached to this record by Theographic. Its geography and “modern” descriptions date from the 1890s. Easton wrote in 1897, and some of his views are now debated.

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The ancient name of a royal Canaanitish city near the site of Bethel (Gen. 28:19; 35:6), on the border of Benjamin (Josh. 18:13). Here Jacob halted, and had a prophetic vision.

In the Bible

Judges

Dictionary

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