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Buz

From: Concise Bible Dictionary: B

By: George A. Morrish

Narrator: Chris Genthree

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1. Son of Milcah and Nahor, Abraham’s brother (Gen. 22:21²¹Huz his firstborn, and Buz his brother, and Kemuel the father of Aram, (Genesis 22:21)). The name of BAZU has been found in the Assyrian inscriptions, which is thought to refer to the settlement of Buz in Northern Arabia.

2. One of the tribe of Gad (1 Chron. 5:14¹⁴These are the children of Abihail the son of Huri, the son of Jaroah, the son of Gilead, the son of Michael, the son of Jeshishai, the son of Jahdo, the son of Buz; (1 Chronicles 5:14)).

3. Name of a place supposed to be in Arabia (Jer. 25:23²³Dedan, and Tema, and Buz, and all that are in the utmost corners, (Jeremiah 25:23)).

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