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Uz
counsel; words
עוּץ uts
Uz (Hebrew: עוּץ, uts) means “counsel; words”, by traditional interpretation. Three men in scripture bear the name; the best attested belongs to the Patriarchal period. In United States birth records the name is below the reporting threshold. Appears with Akan in 1 Chronicles 1.
Which Uz?
Three men in scripture bear this name. Here is each of them.
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Uz
son of Nahor
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Uz
son of Aram
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Uz
son of Dishan
Scripture against society
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At a glance
- Verses
- 5 across 2 books
- Bearers
- 3 distinct people in scripture
- Testament
- Old
- Era
- Patriarchal
Using it today
In United States birth records this name is below the reporting threshold. The Social Security Administration does not publish counts under five, so a name given to four children looks the same as one given to none.
In scripture
| Fact | Detail |
|---|---|
| First appears | Genesis 10:23 |
| Last appears | 1 Chronicles 1:42 |
| Cross-references | 47 linked passages |
Names connected to this one
- Aran co-occurrence Appears with Aran in 1 Chronicles 1.
- Mash co-occurrence Appears with Mash in Genesis 10.
- Gether co-occurrence Appears with Gether in Genesis 10.
- Hul co-occurrence Appears with Hul in Genesis 10.
- Buz co-occurrence Appears with Buz in Genesis 22.
- Kemuel co-occurrence Appears with Kemuel in Genesis 22.
- Aram co-occurrence Appears with Aram in Genesis 10.
- Dishan co-occurrence Appears with Dishan in 1 Chronicles 1.
Origin & meaning
A man of the Syrians living at the time of the Patriarchs, first mentioned at Gen.10.23;
son of: Aram (H0758);
brother of: Hul (H2343), Gether (H1666) and Mash (H4851)
§ Uz = "wooded"
1) son of Aram and grandson of Seth
2) son of Nahor by Milcah
3) an Edomite, son of Dishan and grandson of Seir
4) the country of Job; probably east and southeast of Palestine somewhere in the Arabian desert
Uz, son of Aram and grandson of Shem, was an early Semitic patriarch.
The biblical story
Uz was the son of Aram and grandson of Shem, son of Noah. He is mentioned twice in the Table of Nations which records the descendants of Noah's sons who spread out and populated the earth after the flood. Uz was an early post-flood patriarch whose descendants likely settled in the region that bore his name, the land of Uz. This area was probably located east of the Jordan River in what is now northern Saudi Arabia. The Book of Job identifies the land of Uz as Job's homeland. Uz's mention helps trace the Semitic peoples descended from Shem.
Key verses
Uz appears in 2 verses. Here are some of the most notable:
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And the children of Aram; Uz, and Hul, and Gether, and Mash.
Genesis 10:23 -
The sons of Shem; Elam, and Asshur, and Arphaxad, and Lud, and Aram, and Uz, and Hul, and Gether, and Meshech.
1 Chronicles 1:17
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Genesis (1)
- Genesis 10:23
1 Chronicles (1)
- 1 Chronicles 1:17