Uz (Heb. Ûts, perhaps “light ground”). 1. Eldest son of Aram and grandson of Shem (Gen 10:22, 23). In 1Ch 1:17 he is said to be “son” * of Shem. The word “son” is used here in the sense of “grandson,” as it often is in the Bible. Uz was probably the ancestor of an Aramean tribal family who gave their name to the so-called “land of Uz”. 2. Eldest son of Nahor, brother of Abraham. His mother was Milcah (Gen 22:21). 3. One of the sons of Dishan, a Horite from Edom (Gen 36:28; 1Ch 1:42). 4. Land of Uz, Job’s home (Job 1:1; it is not known if the designation comes from any of the 3 names mentioned in this article, although some scholars favor Shem’s grandson). If the author of Job wrote from the point of view of a Palestinian, Uz would have been located to the east of Palestine (v 3), in the vicinity of the Arabian desert, more precisely to the south of Damascus and perhaps in the vicinity of Edom ( vs 15, 17; the Sabeans* were the inhabitants of Sheba, well to the south of Edom, and the Chaldeans crossed the Arabian desert and raided the Edomite region). References in this book and data provided by Josephus and Ptolemy would confirm this placement (cf Lam 4:21). In addition, other precisions of Job 2:11 would reaffirm the idea: Teman was in the land of Edom; the land of the Shuhites was perhaps north of Edom and southwest of the Euphrates; that is, Eliphaz and Zophar came from places that, as far as they can be traced, were near Edom and Midian. Although Jeremiah mentions his kings after referring to the king and princes of Egypt, before mentioning the Philistine kings (Jer 5:19, 20), this sequence can hardly be used to determine that Uz was between Egypt and the land of Egypt. of the Philistines. Uz is apparently mentioned once in Assyrian inscriptions as Utstsâ, but with no indication of its location. In short: although it cannot currently be identified with any known locality, it appears that Uz was located near the Syrian desert in northern Arabia, and not far from Edom. Bib.: FJ-AJ i.6.4. 1185
Source: Evangelical Bible Dictionary
1. One of the sons of Nahor by Milcah (Gen 22:21).
2. One of the sons of Aram (Gen 10:23), grandson of Shem (1Ch 1:17).
3. One of the sons of Dishan (Gen 36:28).
4. Country in which Job lived (Job 1:1; Jer 25:20; Lam 4:21). Uz was exposed to attacks from the Chaldeans and Sabeans (Job 1:15, Job 1:17).
Source: Hispanic World Bible Dictionary
(Advice, or firmness). Name of people and place of the OT.
1. Son of †¢Aram. Brother of Hul, Geter and Mas (Gen 10:23). In 1Ch 1:27 he is called † œson † of Shem.
. Firstborn of †¢Nahor (Gen 22:21). Abraham’s nephew.
. Firstborn of †¢Dishan (Gen 36:28; 1Ch 1:42).
. Country or region where Job lived (Job 1:1). Some think that because the name of U. is related to †¢Aram in Gen 10:23 and 1Ch 1:17, the location should be sought towards the Euphrates. The mention of the Chaldeans in the Job account supports that suggestion.
Source: Christian Bible Dictionary
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vet, (a) Son of Aram, a son of Shem (Gen. 10:23; 1 Chron. 1:17). (b) Son of Dishan, son of Seir (Gen. 36:28; 1 Chron. 1:42). (c) Job’s homeland, possibly the district populated by descendants of one of the above, or of Uz the son of Nahor (Jb. 1:1; Jer. 25:20; Lam. 4:21). It is assumed that it was located in the southeast of Palestine, towards Desert Arabia, a situation that would leave it exposed to the attacks of Sabeans and nomadic Chaldeans (Jb. 1:15, 17).
Source: New Illustrated Bible Dictionary
1. Son of Aram and great-grandson of Noah by the lineage of Shem. (Ge 10:22, 23; 1Ch 1:17)
2. Firstborn of Nacor and Milcá; Abraham’s nephew. (Ge 22:20, 21)
3. Son of Dishan and descendant of Seir the Horite. (Ge 36:20, 21, 28)
4. Job’s homeland (Job 1:1); populated by Uz, although it cannot be affirmed with certainty if this Uz was the son of Aram or that of Nahor. (Ge 10:22, 23; 22:20, 21) Its exact location is unknown. It appears to have been close to Edom, which would allow Edomite rule later to extend to Uz, or later for some Edomites to dwell in the “land of Uz,” as indicated at Lamentations 4:21. Jeremiah was commissioned to pass the cup of God’s wrath to “all the kings of the land of Uz,” and the immediate context includes references to Philistia, Edom, Moab, and Ammon. (Jer 25:15, 17, 20, 21) Job’s homeland was vulnerable to attack by the Sabeans (from the S) and the Chaldeans (from the E). (Job 1:15, 17) All of these factors seem to indicate that this place was E of the Promised Land and near Edom in N Arabia.
Source: Dictionary of the Bible
1. Son of Aram and grandson of Shem (Gen. 10.23). In 1 Chron. 1.17 Uz is mentioned (Heb. ˓ûṣperhaps related to the ár. ˓aw, name of a deity) among the sons, ie descendants, of Shem. 2. Son of Nahor and Milca and brother of Buz (Gen. 22.21, where °vrv1 has Huz). 3. Son of Dishan and grandson of Seir horeo (Gen. 36.28).
4. The land of Uz was the homeland of Job (Job 1.1; cf. Jer. 25.20 and Lm. 4.21), whose location is uncertain, from numerous suggestions (e.g. near Palmyra, near Antioch, or in N Mesopotamia) the two most likely are Hauran, S of Damascus, and the region between Edom and N Arabia. The former is supported by Josephus (Ant. 1145) and both the Christian and Muslim traditions. According to this view (favored by FI Andersen, Job, 1976) Uz is the land where the son of Aram settled.
Many current scholars (eg E. Dhorme, Job, English trans. 1967) favor the southernmost location. Apparently Job’s friends came from the vicinity of Edom, p. eg Eliphaz temanita (Job 2.11). Uz seems to have been accessible to both the Sabean Bedouins of Arabia and the Chaldean marauders of Mesopotamia (Job 1:15, 17). The postscript to LXX he places Uz “in the regions of Idumea and Arabia,” but partly on the basis of a spurious identification of Job with Jobab (Gen. 36.33). Uz is paired with Philistia, Edom, Moab, and Ammon in Jer. 25.20, while Lm. 4.21 indicates that the Edomites occupied the land of Uz. However, the LXX he omits Uz in both passages, and the identity of this land of Uz with that of Job is not certain. The fact that Job is counted among the Easterners (1.3; cf. Jue. 6.3, 33; Is. 11.14; Ez. 25.4, 10) would seem to give substance to the location to the E of the great fissure (Arabá) in the region where Edom and the W of Arabia meet.
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Douglas, J. (2000). New Biblical Dictionary: First Edition. Miami: United Bible Societies.
Source: New Bible Dictionary