Topic
Uz
8 passages cited, from 2 classic reference works.
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The verses
The passages the works cite, those cited by more of them first.
- Genesis 10:23Easton · Nave 1. Son of Aram
And the children of Aram; Uz, and Hul, and Gether, and Mash.
- Genesis 22:21Easton · Nave 2. Son of Nahor
Huz his firstborn, and Buz his brother, and Kemuel the father of Aram,
- Genesis 36:28Easton · Nave 3. Son of Dishan
The children of Dishan are these; Uz, and Aran.
- 1 Chronicles 1:17Easton · Nave 1. Son of Aram
¶ The sons of Shem; Elam, and Asshur, and Arphaxad, and Lud, and Aram, and Uz, and Hul, and Gether, and Meshech.
- 1 Chronicles 1:42Nave 3. Son of Dishan
The sons of Ezer; Bilhan, and Zavan, and Jakan. The sons of Dishan; Uz, and Aran.
- Job 1:1Nave 4. A country of unknown location — Home of Job
There was a man in the land of Uz, whose name was Job; and that man was perfect and upright, and one that feared God, and eschewed evil.
- Jeremiah 25:20Nave 4. A country of unknown location — Prophecies concerning
And all the mingled people, and all the kings of the land of Uz, and all the kings of the land of the Philistines, and Ashkelon, and Azzah, and Ekron, and the remnant of Ashdod,
- Lamentations 4:21Nave 4. A country of unknown location — Prophecies concerning
¶ Rejoice and be glad, O daughter of Edom, that dwellest in the land of Uz; the cup also shall pass through unto thee: thou shalt be drunken, and shalt make thyself naked.
In the reference works
Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897) · 4 references
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.).
In the topical indexes
Texts: Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897); Nave's Topical Bible (1896), from the CrossWire SWORD modules (public domain). Verse references were parsed from the works' own markup and checked against the KJV verse list.