Lectionary Calendar
Thursday, April 25th, 2024
the Fourth Week after Easter
the Fourth Week after Easter
Attention!
We are taking food to Ukrainians still living near the front lines. You can help by getting your church involved.
Click to donate today!
Click to donate today!
Bible Dictionaries
Uz
People's Dictionary of the Bible
or Resource Toolbox
Uz (ŭz), light sandy soil? 1. A region and tribe in the northeastern part of Arabia deserta, between the Euphrates, Palestine, and Idumea, probably including part of Bashan; called by Ptolemy Ausitis. Job was an inhabitant of "the land of Uz," which was probably an extensive district, and subject to the Edomites. Job 1:1; Jeremiah 25:20; Lamentations 4:21. 2. A son of Aram. Genesis 10:23; 1 Chronicles 1:17. 3. The son of Dishan, the Horite. Genesis 36:28; 1 Chronicles 1:42.
Copyright Statement
These files are public domain.
Text Courtesy of BibleSupport.com. Used by Permission.
These files are public domain.
Text Courtesy of BibleSupport.com. Used by Permission.
Bibliography Information
Rice, Edwin Wilbur, DD. Entry for 'Uz'. People's Dictionary of the Bible. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/rpd/u/uz.html. 1893.
Rice, Edwin Wilbur, DD. Entry for 'Uz'. People's Dictionary of the Bible. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/rpd/u/uz.html. 1893.
