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Uz (Biblical Place • 30.033°N, 36.448°E): Ancient biblical location referenced in Job 1:1 , Jer 25:20 , Lam 4:21 . Within the broader Biblical Knowledge Graph, this connects directly to Ancient Near Eastern Suzerainty Treaties & Deuteronomy Covenant Form—Monumental archaeological and historical consensus (established by George Mendenhall, Kenneth Kitchen, Meredith Kline) that the literary structure of the Mosaic Covenant in Exodus and particularly Deuteronomy mirrors Late Bronze Age (2nd millennium BC) Hittite Vassal Treaties rather than 1st millennium Neo-Assyrian treaties.

Connected Genealogical Figures & Lineage

Uz (Generation 21 • Child of Nahor ): Uz is a biblical figure in Generation 21, child of Nahor . ( Genesis 22:21 ) (mentioned in Genesis 22 ) Azariah (or Uzziah ) (Generation 43 • Messianic Line • Child of Amaziah ): Azariah (or Uzziah) is a biblical figure in Generation 43 of the Messianic Line , child of Amaziah , parent of Jotham . ( 1 Chronicles 3:12 , Matthew 1:8 ) (mentioned in 1 Kings 4 , 2 Kings 14 , 2 Kings 15 ) Uzzi (Generation 25 • Child of Bela ): Uzzi is a biblical figure in Generation 25, child of Bela . ( 1 Chronicles 7:7 ) (mentioned in 1 Chronicles 7 ) Uzziel (Generation 25 • Child of Bela): Uzziel is a biblical figure in Generation 25, child of Bela. ( 1 Chronicles 7:7 ) (mentioned in 1 Chronicles 7 )

Biblical Geography & Sacred Architecture

Key geographical locations connected to this topic include Uz (Ancient biblical location referenced in Job 1:1 , Jer 25:20 , Lam 4:21 .) Uzza (?. Referenced in 2 Kgs 21:18 , 2 Kgs 21:26 .) Luz 1 (Ancient biblical location referenced in Gen 28:19 , Gen 35:6 , Gen 48:3 , Josh 16:2 , Josh 18:13 , Judg 1:23 (identified with Bethel 1 ).) Buz (Ancient biblical location referenced in Jer 25:23 (identified with Dedan ).)

Scripture Witness (KJV) & Canonical Context

Primary KJV scripture witnesses include 1 Chronicles 13:11 : "And David was displeased, because the Lord had made a breach upon Uzza : wherefore that place is called Perez –uzza to this day."; Genesis 10:27 : "And Hadoram, and Uzal , and Diklah,"; 2 Samuel 6:8 : "And David was displeased, because the Lord had made a breach upon Uzza : and he called the name of the place Perez –uzzah to this day.". Related canonical books and chapters: Job (Old Testament • 42 Chapters), Isaiah 6 ( Isaiah • Chapter 6 (13 verses)), Job 1 ( Job • Chapter 1 (22 verses)).

Topics, People & Places (36)

99% Mapped Place

Biblical Place • 30.033°N, 36.448°E

Ancient biblical location referenced in Job 1:1 , Jer 25:20 , Lam 4:21 .

99% Gen 21

Generation 21 • Child of Nahor

Uz is a biblical figure in Generation 21, child of Nahor . ( Genesis 22:21 )

Azariah (or Uzziah)

99% Messianic Line

Generation 43 • Messianic Line • Child of Amaziah

Azariah (or Uzziah) is a biblical figure in Generation 43 of the Messianic Line , child of Amaziah , parent of Jotham . ( 1 Chronicles 3:12 , Matthew 1:8 )

Uzzi

99% Gen 25

Generation 25 • Child of Bela

Uzzi is a biblical figure in Generation 25, child of Bela . ( 1 Chronicles 7:7 )

Uzziel

99% Gen 25

Generation 25 • Child of Bela

Uzziel is a biblical figure in Generation 25, child of Bela . ( 1 Chronicles 7:7 )

Ancient Near Eastern Suzerainty Treaties & Deuteronomy Covenant Form

99% Wiki Topic

Hittite Vassal Treaties, Neo-Assyrian Parallels, and the Covenant Lawsuit (Rib)

Monumental archaeological and historical consensus (established by George Mendenhall, Kenneth Kitchen, Meredith Kline) that the literary structure of the Mosaic Covenant in Exodus and particularly Deuteronomy mirrors Late Bronze Age (2nd millennium BC) Hittite Vassal Treaties rather than 1st millennium Neo-Assyrian treaties.

Uzza

99% Mapped Place

Biblical Place • Jerusalem • 31.777°N, 35.235°E

?. Referenced in 2 Kgs 21:18 , 2 Kgs 21:26 .

Uzziel

99% Gen 25

Generation 25 • Child of Kohath

Uzziel is a biblical figure in Generation 25, child of Kohath . ( Exodus 6:18 , Numbers 3:19 , 1 Chronicles 6:2 , 1 Chronicles 6:18 , 1 Chronicles 23:12 )

Uzzi

99% Gen 31

Generation 31 • Child of Bukki

Uzzi is a biblical figure in Generation 31, child of Bukki , parent of Zerahiah . ( 1 Chronicles 6:5 , 6:51 , Ezra 7:4 )

Buz

99% Gen 21

Generation 21 • Child of Nahor

Buz is a biblical figure in Generation 21, child of Nahor . ( Genesis 22:21 )

Luz 1

99% Mapped Place

Biblical Place • Bethel 1 • 31.931°N, 35.221°E

Ancient biblical location referenced in Gen 28:19 , Gen 35:6 , Gen 48:3 , Josh 16:2 , Josh 18:13 , Judg 1:23 (identified with Bethel 1 ).

Buz

99% Mapped Place

Biblical Place • Dedan • 26.625°N, 37.920°E

Ancient biblical location referenced in Jer 25:23 (identified with Dedan ).

Uzziah

99% Gen 33

Generation 33 • Child of Uriel

Uzziah is a biblical figure in Generation 33, child of Uriel , parent of Shaul . ( 1 Chronicles 6:24 )

Luz 2

99% Mapped Place

Biblical Place • 37.000°N, 36.570°E

~. Referenced in Judg 1:26 .

Kiriath-huzoth

99% Mapped Place

Biblical Place • Pisgah • 31.765°N, 35.719°E

Ancient biblical location referenced in Num 22:39 (identified with Pisgah ).

Uzal

99% Mapped Place

Biblical Place • 15.355°N, 44.215°E

now Sanaa. Referenced in Ezek 27:19 .

Perez-uzzah

99% Mapped Place

Biblical Place • Jerusalem • 31.777°N, 35.235°E

?. Referenced in 2 Sam 6:8 .

Perez-uzza

99% Mapped Place

Biblical Place • Jerusalem • 31.777°N, 35.235°E

Ancient biblical location referenced in 1 Chr 13:11 (identified with Jerusalem ).

Uzziah Tablet — Second Temple Reburial of King Uzziah

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IMAGE • archaeology

Aramaic inscription stone from the Mount of Olives reading 'Hither were brought the bones of Uzziah , king of Judah ; do not open!'.

Ancient Near Eastern Scribes and Stonemasons • The British Museum / Israel Antiquities Authority CC-BY-SA 4.0

Uzzen-sheerah

99% Mapped Place

Biblical Place • 31.888°N, 35.046°E

now Beit Sera. Referenced in 1 Chr 7:24 .

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Pronunciation & Word Study: Elohim (H0430 — God the Creator)

AUDIO 99%

AUDIO • pronunciation

The majestic plural noun for God used throughout the creation account of Genesis 1 .

Uziel302 (Lingua Libre) • Lingua Libre Hebrew Project CC-BY-SA 4.0

Nahor

99% Gen 20

Generation 20 • Child of Terah

Nahor is a biblical figure in Generation 20, child of Terah , parent of Uz, Buz , Kemuel , Chesed , Hazo . ( Genesis 11:26 )

Zerahiah

99% Gen 32

Generation 32 • Child of Uzzi

Zerahiah is a biblical figure in Generation 32, child of Uzzi , parent of Meraioth . ( 1 Chronicles 6:6 , 6:51 , Ezra 7:4 )

Job

99% Old Testament

Old Testament • 42 Chapters

Job (Old Testament, 42 chapters). Key figures: Eliphaz , Adam , Ram (or Amram ). Key places: Tema , Sheba , Ophir , Ethiopia , Adam , Jordan . Opens with: "There was a man in the land of Uz, whose name was Job; and that man was perfect and upright, and one that feared God, and eschewed evil...."

Jotham

99% Messianic Line

Generation 44 • Messianic Line • Child of Azariah (or Uzziah)

Jotham is a biblical figure in Generation 44 of the Messianic Line , child of Azariah (or Uzziah ), parent of Ahaz . ( 1 Chronicles 3:12 , Matthew 1:9 )

Isaiah 6

99% Chapter

Isaiah • Chapter 6 (13 verses)

In the year that king Uzziah died I saw also the Lord sitting upon a throne, high and lifted up, and his train filled the temple. Above it stood the seraphims: each one had six wings; with twain he covered his face, and with twain he covered his feet, and with twain he did fly. A... Mentions: Azariah (or Uzziah).

Bela

99% Gen 24

Generation 24 • Child of Benjamin

Bela is a biblical figure in Generation 24, child of Benjamin , parent of Ezbon , Uzzi , Uzziel , Jerimoth , Iri . ( Genesis 46:21 , Numbers 26:38 , 1 Chronicles 7:6 , 8:1 )

Job 1

99% Chapter

Job • Chapter 1 (22 verses)

There was a man in the land of Uz, whose name was Job ; and that man was perfect and upright, and one that feared God, and eschewed evil. And there were born unto him seven sons and three daughters. His substance also was seven thousand sheep, and three thousand camels, and five h...

Ketef Hinnom Silver Scroll (KH2) — Priestly Blessing (Numbers 6:24–26)

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IMAGE • archaeology

Seventh-century BCE rolled silver amulet discovered in a burial cave overlooking the Valley of Hinnom , preserving the earliest known citation of biblical scripture.

Judahite Silversmith • Israel Museum, Jerusalem / Wikimedia Commons CC-BY-SA 4.0

Daniel 1

99% Chapter

Daniel • Chapter 1 (21 verses)

In the third year of the reign of Jehoiakim king of Judah came Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon unto Jerusalem , and besieged it. And the Lord gave Jehoiakim king of Judah into his hand, with part of the vessels of the house of God: which he carried into the land of Shinar to the ho... Mentions: Jehoiakim (or Eliakim), Judah, Jacob/Israel , Daniel , Azariah (or Uzziah ), Babylon , Jerusalem , Shinar .

2 Chronicles 27

99% Chapter

2 Chronicles • Chapter 27 (9 verses)

Jotham was twenty and five years old when he began to reign, and he reigned sixteen years in Jerusalem . His mother's name also was Jerusha, the daughter of Zadok . And he did that which was right in the sight of the Lord, according to all that his father Uzziah did: howbeit he ent... Mentions: Jotham , Zadok , Azariah (or Uzziah), Judah , Ammonites , Jerusalem , Ophel , Ammon .

Amaziah

99% Messianic Line

Generation 42 • Messianic Line • Child of Joash

Amaziah is a biblical figure in Generation 42 of the Messianic Line , child of Joash , parent of Azariah (or Uzziah ). ( 1 Chronicles 3:12 )

Joshua 16

99% Chapter

Joshua • Chapter 16 (10 verses)

And the lot of the children of Joseph fell from Jordan by Jericho , unto the water of Jericho on the east, to the wilderness that goeth up from Jericho throughout mount Beth–el, And goeth out from Beth–el to Luz , and passeth along unto the borders of Archi to Ataroth , And goeth do... Mentions: Joseph , Manasseh , Ephraim , Jordan , Jericho, Luz 1 , Ataroth 1 , Gezer .

Bukki

99% Gen 30

Generation 30 • Child of Abishua

Bukki is a biblical figure in Generation 30, child of Abishua , parent of Uzzi . ( 1 Chronicles 6:5 , 6:51 , Ezra 7:4-5 )

Uriel

99% Gen 32

Generation 32 • Child of Tahath

Uriel is a biblical figure in Generation 32, child of Tahath , parent of Uzziah . ( 1 Chronicles 6:24 )

Shaul

99% Gen 34

Generation 34 • Child of Uzziah

Shaul is a biblical figure in Generation 34, child of Uzziah . ( 1 Chronicles 6:24 )

Scripture Passages (24)

1 Chronicles 13:11 (KJV)

KJV

And David was displeased, because the Lord had made a breach upon Uzza : wherefore that place is called Perez –uzza to this day.

Genesis 10:27 (KJV)

KJV

And Hadoram, and Uzal , and Diklah,

2 Samuel 6:8 (KJV)

KJV

And David was displeased, because the Lord had made a breach upon Uzza : and he called the name of the place Perez –uzzah to this day.

1 Chronicles 1:21 (KJV)

KJV

Hadoram also, and Uzal , and Diklah,

Nehemiah 12:19 (KJV)

KJV

And of Joiarib, Mattenai; of Jedaiah, Uzzi ;

1 Chronicles 6:5 (KJV)

KJV

And Abishua begat Bukki , and Bukki begat Uzzi ,

1 Chronicles 6:6 (KJV)

KJV

And Uzzi begat Zerahiah , and Zerahiah begat Meraioth ,

Genesis 36:28 (KJV)

KJV

The children of Dishan are these; Uz, and Aran.

1 Chronicles 6:51 (KJV)

KJV

Bukki his son, Uzzi his son, Zerahiah his son,

Exodus 6:22 (KJV)

KJV

And the sons of Uzziel ; Mishael, and Elzaphan, and Zithri.

1 Chronicles 23:12 (KJV)

KJV

The sons of Kohath ; Amram , Izhar , Hebron , and Uzziel , four.

1 Chronicles 6:2 (KJV)

KJV

And the sons of Kohath ; Amram , Izhar , and Hebron , and Uzziel .

1 Chronicles 26:23 (KJV)

KJV

Of the Amramites, and the Izharites, the Hebronites, and the Uzzielites:

Ezra 2:49 (KJV)

KJV

The children of Uzza , the children of Paseah, the children of Besai,

Ezra 7:4 (KJV)

KJV

The son of Zerahiah , the son of Uzzi , the son of Bukki ,

Genesis 10:23 (KJV)

KJV

And the children of Aram ; Uz, and Hul, and Gether, and Mash.

Nehemiah 7:51 (KJV)

KJV

The children of Gazzam, the children of Uzza , the children of Paseah,

1 Chronicles 11:44 (KJV)

KJV

Uzzia the Ashterathite, Shama and Jehiel the sons of Hothan the Aroerite,

1 Chronicles 23:20 (KJV)

KJV

Of the sons of Uzziel ; Michah the first, and Isshiah the second.

1 Chronicles 24:24 (KJV)

KJV

Of the sons of Uzziel ; Michah: of the sons of Michah; Shamir .

1 Chronicles 7:7 (KJV)

KJV

And the sons of Bela ; Ezbon , and Uzzi , and Uzziel , and Jerimoth , and Iri , five; heads of the house of their fathers, mighty men of valour; and were reckoned by their genealogies twenty and two thousand and thirty and four.

1 Chronicles 6:18 (KJV)

KJV

And the sons of Kohath were, Amram , and Izhar , and Hebron , and Uzziel .

1 Chronicles 6:24 (KJV)

KJV

Tahath his son, Uriel his son, Uzziah his son, and Shaul his son.

Numbers 3:19 (KJV)

KJV

And the sons of Kohath by their families; Amram , and Izhar , Hebron , and Uzziel .

Connected Genealogical Figures & Lineage

Biblical Geography & Sacred Architecture

Scripture Witness (KJV) & Canonical Context

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Scripture Passages (24)

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