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Where was job s land of uz
The Land of Uz (Hebrew: ארץ עוץ) is a location mentioned in the Old Testament, most prominently in the Book of Job, which begins, "There was a man in the land of Uz, whose name was Job". Scholar consensus has not identified any actual country which corresponds to Uz.
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According to the Dead Sea document, The War Scroll, the land of Uz is mentioned as existing somewhere beyond the Euphrates possibly in relation to Aram. In Column 2 verse 11, it is noted, "they shall fight against the rest of the sons of Aramea: Uz, Hul, Togar, and Mesha, who are beyond the Euphrates."
Uz is sometimes identified with the kingdom of Edom, roughly in the area of modern-day southwestern Jordan and southern Israel. Lamentations 4:21 reads: "Rejoice and be glad, O daughter of Edom, that dwellest in the land of Uz" Other locations proposed for Uz include more southern Arabia, especially Dhofar, said to be the home of the original Arabs; Bashan in modern-day southern Syria/western Jordan; Arabia east of Petra, Jordan; and even modern-day Uzbekistan.
The biblical text references the name Uz on multiple occasions. In the book of Genesis, Uz is identified as the son of Aram and a direct descendant of Shem. Additionally, Genesis 36:28 and 1 Chronicles 1:42 mention Uz as a son of Dishan, while 1 Chronicles 1:17 describes Uz as a son of Shem.
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