Uz
Who he was
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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Family
FatherNahorMotherMilcahSiblingsBuz, Kemuel, Chesed, Hazo, Pildash, Jidlaph, Bethuel, Tebah, Gaham, Tahash, Maacah
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Every mention
1 reference, counted from STEPBible, Tyndale House Cambridge · CC BY 4.0 · verse text: World English Bible (public domain)
Genesis 1 mention
What the dictionary says
Fertile land.
Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897)
Read the article →Sources
- STEPBible TIPNR · Translators Individualised Proper Names with all References · CC BY 4.0 · github.com/STEPBible/STEPBible-Data
- Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary (1869) · Public domain