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Uz in the Bible.

Uz is a region in the Bible, its middle about 119 km (74 miles) south of Jerusalem. The King James Version names it in 3 verses, from Job 1:1 to Lamentations 4:21.

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About Uz.

Where Job lived (1:1; Jer. 25:20; Lam. 4:21), probably somewhere to the east or south-east of Palestine and north of Edom. It is mentioned in Scripture only in these three passages.

From Easton’s Bible Dictionary (1897).

People named with Uz.

Job 1

Near Uz.

All 3 verses that name Uz.

Job 1

  • Job 1:1There was a man in the land of Uz, whose name was Job; and that man was perfect and upright, and one that feared God, and eschewed evil.

Jeremiah 1

  • Jeremiah 25:20And all the mingled people, and all the kings of the land of Uz, and all the kings of the land of the Philistines, and Ashkelon, and Azzah, and Ekron, and the remnant of Ashdod,

Lamentations 1

  • Lamentations 4:21Rejoice and be glad, O daughter of Edom, that dwellest in the land of Uz; the cup also shall pass through unto thee: thou shalt be drunken, and shalt make thyself naked.

Questions about Uz.

Where is Uz in the Bible?

Uz is a region its middle about 119 km (74 miles) south of Jerusalem. BibleLectio shows it on a painted map of the Bible’s world, with every verse that names it.

How many times is Uz named in the Bible?

The King James Version names Uz in 3 verses, in 3 books, from Job 1:1 to Lamentations 4:21.

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