Bible Strands
Genesis 22:21
Uz the firstborn, his brother Buz, Kemuel (the father of Aram),
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — The narrator records Nahor’s offspring immediately after God’s command to Abraham concerning Isaac. The account follows God’s reassurance to Abraham and precedes the listing of Nahor’s remaining sons.
The words — The text identifies ע֥וּץ ('utz) as Uz and בְּכֹר֖/וֹ (be.kho.R/o) as his firstborn, establishing Uz as Nahor’s eldest son. It then records בּ֣וּז (buz) as Buz and אָחִ֑י/ו ('a.Chi/v) as his brother, placing Buz directly after Uz in the genealogical sequence.
The thread — The name Uz appears in Job 1:1, Buz is listed in Genesis 22:21, and Aram is referenced in Numbers 23:7. These references trace the northern expansion of Abraham’s kin group beyond the patriarchal homeland.
Why it lands — The verse requires the reader to acknowledge the historical reality of Abraham’s extended family and their geographic dispersion. It grounds the patriarchal narrative in a documented lineage rather than isolated events.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
Huz his firstborn, and Buz his brother, and Kemuel the father of Aram,
Cross-references
- Job 1:1 There was a man in the land of Uz whose name was Job. And this man was blameless and upright, fearing God and shunning evil.
- Genesis 24:10 Then the servant took ten of his master’s camels and departed with all manner of good things from his master in hand. And he set out for Nahor’s hometown in Aram-naharaim.
- Numbers 23:7 And Balaam lifted up an oracle, saying: “Balak brought me from Aram, the king of Moab from the mountains of the east. ‘Come,’ he said, ‘put a curse on Jacob for me; come and denounce Israel!’
- Job 32:2 This kindled the anger of Elihu son of Barachel the Buzite, of the family of Ram. He burned with anger against Job for justifying himself rather than God,
- Psalms 60:1 For the choirmaster. To the tune of “The Lily of the Covenant.” A Miktam of David for instruction. When he fought Aram-naharaim and Aram-zobah, and Joab returned and struck down 12,000 Edomites in the Valley of Salt. You have rejected us, O God; You have broken us; You have been angry; restore us!