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lūz לוּז ‘Luz’ (Hebrew)

Etymology?: probably from lūz לוּז ‘almond’ ( as growing there)
Roots: לוז

lūz pr n loc
Luz = "almond tree"
1) the early name of Bethel and probably the name of the town in close proximity to the actual location of the altar and pillar of Jacob
2) the name of a town in the land of the Hittites; site unknown

Mentioned in Genesis 28:19, 48:3, 35:6 Joshua 16:2, 18:13 Judges 1:26, 1:23

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