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luz |
3 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Luz \Luz\, n. 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. From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]: Luz a nut-bearing tree, the almond. (1.) 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. (See {BETHEL}.) (2.) 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. From Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary (late 1800's) [hitchcock]: Luz, separation; departure; an almond
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