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Uz in Wikipedia

According to the Table of nations of Genesis 10 in the Hebrew Bible, Uz is one of the sons of Aram, son of Shem.[1] This makes him the great-grandson of Noah. He may have given his name to an area of the Middle East, later inhabited by the Old Testament character Job. Flavius Josephus (Ant. 1.6.4) states the tradition that he founded the citie...

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Uz in the Bible Encyclopedia - ISBE

uz (uts 'erets uts; Os, Ox, Ausitis): Biblical Data: (1) In Gen 10:23 Uz is the oldest son of Aram and grandson of Shem, while in 1 Ch 1:17 Uz is the son of Shem. Septuagint inserts a passage which supplies this lacking name. As the tables of the nations in Gen 10 are chiefly geographical and ethnographical, Uz seems to have been the name of a...

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Uz in Naves Topical Bible

-1. Son of Aram Ge 10:23; 1Ch 1:17 -2. Son of Nahor Ge 22:21 In the A. V., called Huz -3. Son of Dishan Ge 36:28; 1Ch 1:42 -4. A country of unknown location Home of Job Job 1:1 Prophecies concerning Jer 25:20; La 4:21...

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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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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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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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Uz in Hitchcock's Bible Names

counsel; words...

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