Place
Luz
Named in 1 verse, first in Judges 1:26.
In the Bible
All 1 verse, in Bible order. Text from the Berean Standard Bible; verse numbers follow the KJV.
Judges
- Judges 1:26
And the man went to the land of the Hittites, built a city, and called it Luz, which is its name to this day.
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.
Read Easton’s entry
A place in the land of the Hittites, founded (Judg. 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.