And the man went into the land of the Hittites, and built a city, and called the name thereof Luz: which is its name until this day.
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George Leo Haydock
AD 1849
Hetthim. The Hethite lived towards the south of Chanaan. The man probably retired into the stony Arabia, where we find the city of Lusa or Elysa. (Ptolemy v. 16.)
He gave it this name in memory of his native city, (Calmet) which was called Luza, or "of nuts. "(Menochius)
