Lux Domini

Biblical place

Where was Luz?

Biblical place identified in the local geography layer with Beitin.

First appears in Genesis 28:19 · 3 books · 6 chapters

Overview

Biblical settlement. Modern identification: Beitin.

Luz is represented in the local geography layer as Beitin. In this repository’s biblical text, the place first appears in Genesis 28:19 and is mentioned across 3 books, with 6 verse references collected into the glossary index.

Nearby biblical places

Jerusalem

About 16 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Judea

About 16 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Jericho

About 20 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Bethlehem

About 25 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Jordan

About 35 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Where it sits on the map

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How to get to Luz today

Travel to Luz, the modern-day Beitin.

Luz is commonly identified with Beitin, and the map on this page is meant to orient you to that present-day site before you continue into routing or street-level navigation.

Luz is mapped here at the commonly cited modern identification.

This is a study aid, not live travel advice. Archaeological tells, access rules, excavation boundaries, and nearby modern roads can change.

Modern orientation

Beitin

31.923°N · 35.241°E

Key passages

Appears in

Genesis

3 chapters · 3 verse mentions

Joshua

2 chapters · 2 verse mentions

Judges

1 chapter · 1 verse mention