Luz in the Bible

and named the place Bethel, though previously the city was named Luz.

So Jacob and all who were with him came to Luz (that is, Bethel) in the land of Canaan.

Jacob said to Joseph, “God Almighty appeared to me at Luz in the land of Canaan and blessed me.

The southern border extended from Bethel to Luz, and crossed to Arkite territory at Ataroth.

It then crossed from there to Luz, to the slope of Luz to the south (that is, Bethel), and descended to Ataroth Addar located on the hill that is south of lower Beth Horon.

When the men of Joseph spied out Bethel (it used to be called Luz),

He moved to Hittite country and built a city. He named it Luz, and it has kept that name to this very day.