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Boyd’s Bible Dictionary
:
(despised). (1) Progenitor of
Elihu
(
Gen. 22:21
21
Huz his firstborn, and Buz his brother, and Kemuel the father of Aram, (Genesis 22:21)
). (2) A Gadite (
1 Chron. 5:14
14
These 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) Land of
Buz
(
Jer. 25:23
23
Dedan, and Tema, and Buz, and all that are in the utmost corners, (Jeremiah 25:23)
).
Concise Bible Dictionary
:
1.
Son
of
Milcah
and Nahor,
Abraham
’s
brother
(
Gen. 22:21
21
Huz 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. 5:14
14
These 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. 25:23
23
Dedan, and Tema, and Buz, and all that are in the utmost corners, (Jeremiah 25:23)
).
Strong’s Dictionary of Hebrew Words:
Number:
938
(
find all occurrences in KJV Bible
)
Transliteration:
Buwz
Phonic:
booz
Meaning:
the same as
937
; Buz, the name of a son of Nahor, and of an Israelite
KJV Usage:
Buz
Jackson’s
Dictionary of Scripture Proper Names
:
contempt
Potts’
Bible Proper Names
:
Despised; plundered; contempt:―name of a son of Nahor and of an Israelite, Gen. 22:21. {Contemptus}