Land of Uz

The Land of Uz is a place mentioned in the Old Testament, most prominently in the Book of Job, which begins, "There was a man in the land of Uz, whose name was Job." Job 1:1
==Name==
The name may refer to one of the three men named Uz who are mentioned in the Bible.Gen. 36:28; Gen. 22:21; Gen. 10:23
The word may also be related etymologically to the word oz, meaning 'east'. In the Book of Job (1:3), Job is described as "the greatest of all the people of the East." 
==Location==
Uz is sometimes identified with the kingdom of Edom, roughly in the area of modern-day southwestern Jordan and southern Israel."The Land of Uz" WebBible Encyclopedia Lamentations 4:21 reads, "Rejoice and be glad, O daughter of Edom, that dwellest in the land of Uz."
lam. 4:21
Other locations proposed for Uz include Bashan in modern-day southern Syria/western Jordan, Arabia east of Petra,"Where Was Uz?" by Wayne Blank, Daily Bible Study or even modern-day Uzbekistan. 
"Uzbekistan Is Book of Job Land of Uz Where Ice Age Climate Explains the Environment Described" by James I. Nienhuis, Dancing from Genesis
== References ==
Category:Hebrew Bible places