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Luz

Central hill country (Ephraim / Benjamin border) · Old Testament · 7 verses

Luz was the earlier name of the city that Jacob renamed Bethel. It stood in the central hill country. The name appears in Genesis, Joshua, Judges in the King James text.

About Luz

Luz was the earlier name of the city that Jacob renamed Bethel. It stood in the central hill country.

Its place in the story

Jacob came to Luz on his journey and, after his dream of the ladder, called the place Bethel, the house of God. The old name Luz is noted alongside the new name in the accounts.

Luz in Scripture (KJV)

“And he called the name of that place Bethel: but the name of that city was called Luz at the first.”
Genesis 28:19 (KJV)
“So Jacob came to Luz, which is in the land of Canaan, that is, Bethel, he and all the people that were with him.”
Genesis 35:6 (KJV)
“And Jacob said unto Joseph, God Almighty appeared unto me at Luz in the land of Canaan, and blessed me,”
Genesis 48:3 (KJV)
“And goeth out from Bethel to Luz, and passeth along unto the borders of Archi to Ataroth,”
Joshua 16:2 (KJV)
“And the border went over from thence toward Luz, to the side of Luz, which is Bethel, southward; and the border descended to Atarothadar, near the hill that lieth on the south side of the nether Bethhoron.”
Joshua 18:13 (KJV)
“And the house of Joseph sent to descry Bethel. (Now the name of the city before was Luz.)”
Judges 1:23 (KJV)
“And the man went into the land of the Hittites, and built a city, and called the name thereof Luz: which is the name thereof unto this day.”
Judges 1:26 (KJV)

Where it leads

The renaming of Luz to Bethel marks a place of encounter with God, part of the story of God drawing near that leads to Christ.

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Where is Luz in the Bible?

Luz was the earlier name of the city that Jacob renamed Bethel. It stood in the central hill country. The name appears in Genesis, Joshua, Judges in the King James text.

What happened at Luz?

Jacob came to Luz on his journey and, after his dream of the ladder, called the place Bethel, the house of God. The old name Luz is noted alongside the new name in the accounts.

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