Uz (Hebrew: עוּץ ‘Ūṣ) is one of the sons of Aram, son of Shem, according to the table of nations of Genesis 10 in the Hebrew Bible.[1] This makes him a great-grandson of Noah.
He may have given his name to an area of the Middle East, later inhabited by the Old Testament character Job.[2] Flavius Josephus states the tradition that he founded the cities of Trachonitis and Damascus.[3]
According to Muslim scholar Ibn Kathir, (here called "Aus") he was the father of ‘Ad, the ancestor of the people of ʿĀd.[citation needed]
Australian Chinese revolutionary Tse Tsan-Tai seems to identify his descendants with the indigenous peoples of the Americas.[4]
References
edit- ^ Genesis 10:23 [1]
- ^ Job 1:1, "the land of Uz" [2]
- ^ Antiquities of the Jews 1.6.4
- ^ "Harvard Mirador Viewer".
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