Luz

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Luz \Luz\ (l[u^]z), n.
     A bone of the human body which was supposed by certain
     Rabbinical writers to be indestructible. Its location was a
     matter of dispute. --Brande & C.
     [1913 Webster]



From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]:

  Luz
     a nut-bearing tree, the almond. (1.) 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. (See {BETHEL}.)
     
       (2.) A place in the land of the Hittites, founded (Judg. 1:26)
     by "a man who came forth out of the city of Luz." It is
     identified with Luweiziyeh, 4 miles north-west of Banias.
     

From Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary (late 1800's) [hitchcock]:

  Luz, separation; departure; an almond