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Genesis 22:21

Old Testament Law (Torah) ASV (1901)

What does Genesis 22:21 say?

The American Standard Version records this verse as: “Uz his first-born, and Buz his brother, and Kemuel the father of Aram.” Read the surrounding verses and the named sources below before drawing broader conclusions.

The verse

Uz his first-born, and Buz his brother, and Kemuel the father of Aram.
Genesis 22:21 — American Standard Version

Context — Genesis 22

American Standard Version (1901) — public domain. Click any verse for its study page.
18And in thy seed shall all the nations of the earth be blessed. Because thou hast obeyed my voice.
19So Abraham returned unto his young men, and they rose up and went together to Beer-sheba. And Abraham dwelt at Beer-sheba.
20And it came to pass after these things, that it was told Abraham, saying, Behold, Milcah, she also hath borne children unto they brother Nahor.
21Uz his first-born, and Buz his brother, and Kemuel the father of Aram.
22And Chesed, and Hazo, and Pildash, and Jidlaph, and Bethuel.
23And Bethuel begat Rebekah. These eight did Milcah bear to Nahor, Abraham`s brother.
24And his concubine, whose name was Reumah, she also bare Tebah, and Gaham, and Tahash, and Maacah.
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What do historical commentaries say?

John Gill's Exposition
John Gill (1697–1771) · Exposition of the Old and New Testament · 18th-century historical commentary
“Huz his firstborn, and Buz his brother, etc.] The first of these gave name to the land of Uz, where Job dwelt, and who seems to be a descendant of this man, (<180101>Job 1:1); and from whom sprung the Ausitae of Ptolemy f1285, who dwelt near Babylon and by the Euphrates. The latter, was the father of the Buzites, of which family Elihu was, that interposed between Job and his friends, (<183202>Job 32:2): and Kemuel the father of Aram; not that Aram from whom the Syrians are denominated Arameans, he was the son of Shem, (<011022>Genesis 10:22), but one who perhaps was so called from dwelling among them, as Jacob is, called a Syrian, (<052605>Deuteronomy 26:5), or he had this name given him in…”
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Tyndale Open Study Notes
Tyndale House Publishers · Tyndale Open Study Notes · Modern study notes
“22:21 Uz might have been Job’s forefather (Job 1:1).”
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