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Buz

בּוּז/BUZ/

“Contempt”

Summary

The name of two men in the Old Testament: a son of Nahor whose descendants formed an Arabian tribe, and a Gadite.

☩Son of Nahor

Buz was the second son of Nahor and Milcah, and brother of Uz. His descendants apparently settled in Arabia, as Jeremiah pronounces judgment upon Buz in connection with Tema and Dedan, Arabian peoples. Elihu, who spoke in the book of Job, was called 'the Buzite,' indicating his descent from this Buz.

Key verses:Genesis 22:21Jeremiah 25:23Job 32:2

☩Gadite

A second Buz appears in the genealogy of the tribe of Gad as the father of Jahdo.

Key verses:1 Chronicles 5:14

Related Verses3 mentions

Genesis· 1 verse

22:21

1 Chronicles· 1 verse

5:14

Jeremiah· 1 verse

25:23

References

  1. 1.John McClintock and James Strong, "Buz," in Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature, vol. I (Harper & Brothers, 1867–1887).
  2. 2.George Morrish, "Buz," in Morrish's Concise Bible Dictionary (George Morrish, 1898).
  3. 3.Andrew Robert Fausset, "Buz," in The Englishman's Critical and Expository Bible Cyclopædia (Hodder & Stoughton, 1878).