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Buz

A man, in the time of the Patriarchs · Early Patriarch · named in 1 verse

the name means Contempt Easton's Bible Dictionary

Buz was the son of Nahor, Abraham's brother, and the father of the Buzites.

From Easton's Bible Dictionary

Contempt. (1.) The second son of Nahor and Milcah, and brother of Huz (Gen. 22:21). Elihu was one of his descendants (Job 32:2).

Easton's Illustrated Bible Dictionary, 1897 — public domain, quoted in full and unedited.

Family

Parents Nahor, Milcah
Siblings Bethuel, Uz, Kemuel, Chesed, Hazo, Pildash, Jidlaph, Tebah, Gaham, Tahash, Maacah

From STEPBible's TIPNR genealogy data. A relationship the data marks uncertain is not shown here.

First named at Genesis 22:21.

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Verses that name Buz