Son of Nahor, Abraham's brother
Uz
Named in 1 verse of Genesis, first in Genesis 22:21.
עוּץUz
The name means “counsel; words.” Hitchcock's Bible Names, 1869
- Father
- Nahor
- Mother
- Milcah
- Brothers and sisters
- Buz, Kemuel, Chesed, Hazo, Pildash, Jidlaph, Bethuel, Tebah, Gaham, Tahash, Maacah
- People
- Early Patriarch
About Uz Written by AI
Uz was the son of Nahor, who was the brother of Abraham. He is mentioned in the genealogy of Abraham's family, which lists the descendants of his brother Nahor. Uz was one of Nahor's sons born to his wife Milcah in Paddan-aram, the region where Abraham originally came from. As Abraham's nephew, Uz was part of the extended family that formed the early Semitic peoples living in Mesopotamia.
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Easton's Bible Dictionary, 1897
This entry is on the name Uz, and may cover more than one person or place by that name.
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).
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(3.) The eldest son of Nahor, Abraham’s brother (Gen. 22:21, R.V.).
M. G. Easton, Illustrated Bible Dictionary, third edition (1897), public domain, from CrossWire. Shown as written; its Scripture quotes are from older translations.
Where the Bible names him
- Genesis 22:21
Uz the firstborn, his brother Buz, Kemuel (the father of Aram),
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