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. . . the land of Uz . . . .
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David Lamb
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So they are three of the seven Bible references to "Uz." (The other four refer to people of that name , not the land.) But what is the point of the thread? (Sorry if I am missing something obvious.)
Ascetic X
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He does this often, posting some verses with no explanation why. We are used to it.
37818
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What are the other four lands identified in Scripture being called Uz?
It is generally agree Job 1:1 and Jeremiah 25:20, Lamentations 4:21 are two different lands.
Sometimes names can be used for multiple locations.
For example, I live about 50 miles from both Bethlehem and Nazareth... (PA).
When asked where Uz was,
Scholars are a buzz, because,
All answers are fuzz.
The northern view, called the “Hauran theory,” places Uz in Trachonitis, in the district of Hauran in Syria, northeast of Palestine near Damascus.
The southern view, the Idumean-Arabian theory, positions Job’s home south of the Dead Sea, on the border between ancient Idumea and Arabia, among Edomite lands.
Rob
For example, I live about 50 miles from both Bethlehem and Nazareth... (PA).
When asked where Uz was,
Scholars are a buzz, because,
All answers are fuzz.
The northern view, called the “Hauran theory,” places Uz in Trachonitis, in the district of Hauran in Syria, northeast of Palestine near Damascus.
The southern view, the Idumean-Arabian theory, positions Job’s home south of the Dead Sea, on the border between ancient Idumea and Arabia, among Edomite lands.
Rob
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David Lamb
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Thanks for explaining. But the land named Uz is only mentioned three times in the Bible (Job 1:1, Jeremiah 25:20 and Lamentations 4:21) so now I'm wondering what you mean by "the other four lands identified in Scripture being called Uz." Even if the three verses where the land of Uz is mentioned refer to two or three different lands, what are "the other four lands?"