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UZ (Person)

1. Aram’s firstborn son and a descendant of Shem (Gn 10:23). In the parallel passage in 1 Chronicles 1:17, Uz is linked directly to Shem without mention of Aram. He is perhaps the forefather of the Aramean nation situated in the Syrian desert regions.

Show passage in OET: GEN 10:23

OET-RV GEN 10:23

23 Aram’s sons were Uts (Uz), Hul, Geter, and Mash.

OET-LV GEN 10:23

23 And_the _sons of _ʼArām were_ˊŪʦ and_Ḩūl and_Geter and_Mash.

Show passage in OET: CH1 1:17

OET-RV CH1 1:17

17 Shem’s sons were Eylam, Ashur, Arpakshad, Lud, and Aram. Aram’s sons were: Uts (Uz), Hul, Geter, and Meshek.

OET-LV CH1 1:17

17 The _sons _of Shēm were_ˊĒylām and_ʼAshshūr and_Arpakshad and_Lūd and_ʼArām and_ˊŪʦ and_Ḩūl and_Geter and_Meshek.

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2. Firstborn son of Abraham’s brother Nahor by his concubine, Milcah (Gn 22:21).

Show passage in OET: GEN 22:21

OET-RV GEN 22:21

21 Uts (Uz) his eldest son, and Buz his brother and Kemuel, the father of Aram,

OET-LV GEN 22:21

21 DOM ˊŪʦ his/its_firstborn and_DOM Būz his/its_brother and_DOM Qəmū^ʼēl the _father _of ʼArām.

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3. Son of Dishan and the grandson of Seir the Horite (Gn 36:28; 1 Chr 1:42).

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OET-RV GEN 36:28

28 Dishan’s sons were Uts (Uz) and Aran.

OET-LV GEN 36:28

28 These were_the _sons _of Diyshān ˊŪʦ and_ʼArān.

Show passage in OET: CH1 1:42

OET-RV CH1 1:42

42 Etser’s sons were Bilhan, Za’avan, and Ya’akan. Dishan’s sons were Uts (Uz) and Aran.

OET-LV CH1 1:42

42 The _sons _of ʼEʦer were_Bilhān and_Zaˊₐvān Yaˊₐqān/(Jaakan) the _sons _of Diyshōn were_ˊŪʦ and_ʼArān.

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