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Uzal in Easton's Bible Dictionary

a wanderer, a descendant of Joktan (Gen. 10:27; 1 Chr. 1:21), the founder apparently of one of the Arab tribes; the name also probably of the province they occupied and of their chief city....

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Uzzah in Hitchcock's Bible Names

strength; goat...

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Uz in Smiths Bible Dictionary

(wooded). 1. A son of Aram, Ge 10:23; 1Ch 1:17 end consequently a grand son of Shem. (B.C. 2400-2300.) 2. A son of Nahor by Milcah. Ge 22:21 Authorized Version, Huz. (B.C. about 1900.) 3. A son of Dishan, and grandson of Seir. Ge 36:28 (B.C. after 1800.) 4. The country in which Job lived. Job 1:1 As far as we can gather, "the land of Uz" la...

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Uzal in Fausset's Bible Dictionary

Joktan's sixth son (Genesis 10:27; 1 Chronicles 1:21). The capital of the Yemen (Arabia Felix) was originally Awzal (now San'a), anciently the most flourishing of Arab communities, its rivals being Sheba and Sephar. The Greek and Roman writers (Pliny, N. H. 12:16) call it Auzara, a city of the Gebanitae. Uzal is situated on an elevation, with ...

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Uzzi in the Bible Encyclopedia - ISBE

uz'-i ('uzzi, perhaps "my strength"): (1) A descendant of Aaron and high priest, unknown apart from these sources (1 Ch 6:5,6,51 (Hebrew 5:31,32; 6:36); Ezr 7:4). (2) An eponym of a family of Issachar (1 Ch 7:2,3). (3) Head of a Benjamite family (1 Ch 7:7), or more probably of a Zebulunite family (see Curtis, Chron., 145-49). (4) Father of Elah, ...

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Uz in Easton's Bible Dictionary

fertile land. (1.) The son of Aram, and grandson of Shem (Gen. 10:23; 1 Chr. 1:17). (2.) One of the Horite "dukes" in the land of Edom (Gen. 36:28). (3.) The eldest son of Nahor, Abraham's brother (Gen. 22:21, R.V.)....

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Uzal in Hitchcock's Bible Names

wandering...

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Uzzi in Naves Topical Bible

-1. A priest Son of Bukki 1Ch 6:5,6,51; Ezr 7:4 -2. Grandson of Issachar 1Ch 7:2,3 -3. Grandson of Benjamin 1Ch 7:7 -4. Son of Michri 1Ch 9:8 -5. An overseer of the Levites Ne 11:22 -6. A priest in the time of Nehemiah Ne 12:19,42...

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Uz in Fausset's Bible Dictionary

UZ, or more correctly Huz (Genesis 22:21). A country and a people near the Sabeans and the Chaldees (Job 1:1; Job 1:15; Job 1:17); accessible to the Temanites, the Shuhites (Job 2:11), and the Buzites (Job 32:2). The Edomites once possessed it (Jeremiah 25:20; Lamentations 4:21). Suited for sheep, oxen, asses, and camels (Job 1:3). From an in...

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Uzzah in the Bible Encyclopedia - ISBE

uz'-a, uz'-a ('uzzah (2 Sam 6:6-8), otherwise `uzza' meaning uncertain): (1) One of those who accompanied the ark on its journey from Kiriath-jearim toward David's citadel (2 Sam 6:3-8, "Uzzah" = 1 Ch 13:7-11, "Uzza"). From the text of 2 Sam 6:3-8, as generally corrected with the help of Septuagint, it is supposed that Uzzah walked by the side...

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