Old Testament
Uz
A name associated with a descendant of Shem, a region in Edom, and the homeland of the patriarch Job.
The name Uz refers to multiple entities in Scripture, including a son of Aram and a grandson of Seir the Horite. It is most prominently identified as the land where Job resided and suffered his trials. The region is historically linked to the area of Edom, serving as a geographical setting for prophetic judgments in Jeremiah and Lamentations.
In the text
- Verses
- 8
- Books
- 5
- First appears
- Genesis 10:23
- Last appears
- Lamentations 4:21
Where Uz appears
8 verses · 7 chaptersIn the same books
- Eliphaz14 versesThe eldest son of Esau and the primary friend who confronts Job regarding his suffering.
- Bilhah11 versesRachel's handmaid who became a concubine to Jacob and the mother of his sons Dan and Naphtali.
- Ham11 versesOne of Noah's three sons who survived the Flood and became the ancestor of various nations.
- Japheth11 versesOne of Noah's three sons who survived the Flood and became a patriarch of the nations.
- Anah10 versesA Horite leader and son of Zibeon whose daughter Oholibamah became a wife of Esau.
- Bethuel10 versesThe son of Nahor and Milcah, father of Rebekah and Laban, and nephew of Abraham.
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