<P> Uz is sometimes identified with the kingdom of Edom, roughly in the area of modern - day southwestern Jordan and southern Israel . Lamentations 4: 21 reads: "Rejoice and be glad, O daughter of Edom, that dwellest in the land of Uz ." Other locations proposed for Uz include more southern Arabia, especially Dhofar, said to be the home of the original Arabs; Bashan in modern - day southern Syria / western Jordan; Arabia east of Petra, Jordan; and even modern - day Uzbekistan . </P> <P> The name Uz is mentioned several times in the Bible . In Genesis, Uz is the son of Aram, a direct descendant of Shem . In Genesis 36: 28 and 1 Chronicles 1: 42, Uz is a son of Dishan, and in 1 Chronicles 1: 17, Uz is a son of Shem . </P>

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