buz Summary and Overview
Bible Dictionaries at a Glance
buz in Easton's Bible Dictionary
contempt. (1.) The second son of Nahor and Milcah, and brother of Huz (Gen. 22:21). Elihu was one of his descendants (Job 32:2). (2.) One of the chiefs of the tribe of Gad (1 Chr. 5:14). (3.) A district in Arabia Petrea (Jer. 25:23).
buz in Smith's Bible Dictionary
(contempt). 1. The second son of Milcah and Nahor. #Ge 22:21| Elihu "the Buzite" was probably a descendant of Buz. 2. A name occurring in the genealogies of the tribe of Gad. #1Ch 5:14|
buz in Schaff's Bible Dictionary
BUZ (contempt), a territory:perhaps named from Buz, and probably in northern Arabia. Jer 25:23; Gen 22:21.
buz in Fausset's Bible Dictionary
("contempt".) 1. Second son of Milcah and Nahor, Abraham's brother (Genesis 22:21). Kennel was the father of Aram, i.e. Syria. Elihu (Job 32:2) is called "the son of Barachal the Buzite, of the kindred of Ram" (i.e. Aram); he therefore probably was descended from Buz. The family settled in Arabia Deserta, for Jeremiah (Jeremiah 25:23), in denouncing judgments against Buz, associates the tribe with Tema and Dedan. 2. The name also occurs in Gad's genealogy (1 Chronicles 5:14).