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.
Read Also:
- Luxury-tax
noun 1. a tax on certain goods or services not considered essential and usually relatively high in price.
- Luzern
[German loo-tsern] /German lʊˈtsɛrn/ noun 1. . /luˈtsɛrn/ noun 1. the German name for Lucerne
- Luzhou
[ly-joh] /ˈlüˈdʒoʊ/ noun, Pinyin. 1. a city in S Sichuan province, in central China, on the Chang Jiang.
- Lv
Symbol, Chemistry, Physics. 1. . 1. lev; leva. 1. leave; leaves. 2. livre; livres. abbreviation 1. Latvia abbreviation 1. lev(a) Chemical symbol 2. livermorium abbreviation 1. (in Britain) luncheon voucher 2. Latvia (international car registration) networking The country code for Latvia. (1999-01-27) 1. Latvian 2. Leviticus 1. Latvia (international vehicle ID) 2. leave (shortwave transmission) […]
- Luzon
[loo-zon; Spanish loo-sawn] /luˈzɒn; Spanish luˈsɔn/ noun 1. the chief island of the Philippines, in the N part of the group. 40,420 sq. mi. (104,688 sq. km). Capital: Manila. /luːˈzɒn/ noun 1. the main and largest island of the Philippines, in the N part of the archipelago, separated from the other islands by the Sibuyan […]