A Canaanite city; a man built another city named Luz
Luz
Named in 1 verse of Judges, first in Judges 1:26.
לוּזLuz
The name means “separation; departure; an almond.” Hitchcock's Bible Names, 1869
About Luz Written by AI
Luz is mentioned in Judges 1:26 as a Canaanite city that was destroyed by the Israelites. However, the man who had betrayed the city to the Israelites escaped and went to the land of the Hittites, where he built another city and named it Luz. No further details about the location are provided in the Bible.
Drafted by an AI model for STEPBible's TIPNR (Tyndale House Cambridge, CC BY 4.0). Check it against the verses below.
Easton's Bible Dictionary, 1897
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.
M. G. Easton, Illustrated Bible Dictionary, third edition (1897), public domain, from CrossWire. Shown as written; its Scripture quotes are from older translations.
Where the Bible names it
- 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.
From STEPBible's TIPNR, Tyndale House Cambridge (CC BY 4.0): names, family, references and the AI written article. Verse text is the BSB.