Uz

Meaning: fertile land

This was the name of a land and three biblical men...

1. The son of Aram, and grandson of Shem (Gen. 10:23; 1 Chr. 1:17).

2. The land of Uz may have been named after the above man who settled this region. [See: Land of Uz]

3. One of the Horite "dukes" in the land of Edom (Gen. 36:28).

4. The eldest son of Nahor, Abraham's brother (Gen. 22:21, Revised Version).