Luz
Cityaka Luz
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.
31.9305, 35.2210
Key verses
Genesis 28:19
He called the name of that place Bethel, but the name of the city was Luz at the first.
Genesis 48:3
Jacob said to Joseph, “God Almighty appeared to me at Luz in the land of Canaan, and blessed me,
Joshua 18:13
The border passed along from there to Luz, to the side of Luz (the same is Bethel), southward. The border went down to Ataroth Addar, by the mountain that lies on the south of Beth Horon the lower.
Joshua 16:2
It went out from Bethel to Luz, and passed along to the border of the Archites to Ataroth;
Judges 1:23
The house of Joseph sent to spy out Bethel. (Now the name of the city before was Luz.)
Genesis 35:6
So Jacob came to Luz (that is, Bethel), which is in the land of Canaan, he and all the people who were with him.