luz

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luz - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  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]

luz - Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary :

  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.