Uz
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 (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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-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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(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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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, 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
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