Bible Location

Luz

Meaning: separation; departure; an almond · 6 cross references · Modern-day map available

Luz was the older Canaanite name of the site later known as Bethel in the central hill country. It is important because it preserves the pre-Israelite identity of the place where Jacob encountered God and because it helps connect Bethel's later history to its earlier setting. First appears in Gen 28:19.1

Place meaning

separation; departure; an almond

Coordinates

31.93, 35.22

First appears

Gen 28:19

AI summary: Luz matters because it shows that Bethel had a story before it became one of Israel's great sacred names. In Genesis the renaming of Luz to Bethel turns the site into a place of revelation, vow, and covenant memory through Jacob's encounters with God. The later boundary references then keep the site rooted in real territory rather than leaving it only in patriarchal memory. The cross references present Luz as the older identity of Bethel, a place transformed from Canaanite city into a landmark of divine encounter.1

Place meaning

separation; departure; an almond

Latitude

31.93

Longitude

35.22

Bible references

6