The Land of Uz

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“There was a man in the land of Uz, whose name was Job.” (Job 1:1)

Uz was a son of Aram and a grandson of Shem (Genesis 10:22-23). Shem’s first son, Arphaxad, was born two years after the Flood, and his remaining sons would have been born in some reasonable sequence thereafter, probably around 36 years apart (... More...

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[Alan]

Very good article.

Bro. Morris brings out some interesting facts about Uz, the land, the time element (history) in scripture, and Job and his possessions.

Bro. Morris is very adapt at bringing out little known facts in the scripture, the context of the story, the location of the story, in order to show us (among other things), to make sure we know the context of the story before we assume there is an error, or discrepancy, in the written record of the scriptures.

Some folks find error in the scriptures, or find a (supposed) discrepancy in the scriptures, due to the fact they do not understand the context of the story.

 

 

[Ukulelemike]

We've been working a series on biblcal archaeology on our mid-week services over the lasy couple months. Very fascinating stuff there-going over various Bible locations that, not long back, were considered mytholigical locations, until they were discovered. Assyria, Ur of the Chaldees, Ceasarea Maritima, Sodom and Gomorrah, Nineveh discovering the many, many extra-biblcal accounts of biblical events. There especially seems to be a LOT on King Hezekiah. When you see pictures of the places, the locations, even in some cases, picture of what the Israelites looked like and dressed like,  it really brings those things to life in a way just words can't-and I believe the Lord is using archaeology to increase faith, and to give unbelievers less ability to claim ignorance.