Places
Luz
Luz is the former name of Bethel; in Genesis 48 Jacob recalls that El Shaddai appeared to him there and blessed him with fruitfulness and the land.
Category
Places
First mention
Genesis 28:19
Tags
2
Genesis 28, 35, 48Canaan
Scripture references
- Genesis 28:19
He named the place Bethel, but before that the town had been called Luz.
- Genesis 35:6
When Jacob arrived at Luz in Canaan -- that is, Bethel -- and all the people with him,
- Genesis 48:3
'El Shaddai appeared to me at Luz in Canaan,' Jacob told Joseph, 'and he blessed me,