Translation commentary on Genesis 22:21

Uz the first-born: Uz in 10.23 is described as a “son” of Aram. The first-born means the first son born to Nahor.

Buz is mentioned in Jer 25.23. Elihu, Job’s fourth friend, was called a “Buzite.”

Kemuel: this name is unknown elsewhere.

Aram: in 10.22 a person of this name is a son of Shem.

Quoted with permission from Reyburn, William D. and Fry, Euan McG. A Handbook on Genesis. (UBS Helps for Translators). New York: UBS, 1997. For this and other handbooks for translators see here .

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