Person Old Testament
Uz
Uz, a Horite, was the son of Dishan, a chief in Seir. Mentioned in 2 verses across 2 books, first at Genesis 36:28.
Why it matters. Son of Dishan, a Horite chief
- Primary passages
- Last reviewed
- 2026-08-30 by the FaithGraph team
About Uz
Uz was a Horite man, the son of Dishan, who was one of the chiefs of the Horites living in the land of Seir. The Horites were the original inhabitants of Seir before the Edomites displaced them. Uz is listed in the genealogy of the chiefs of Edom, which includes Horite and Edomite rulers. His mention helps trace the peoples living in Seir and Edom in the time of Esau and his descendants.
Description from STEPBible TIPNR (Tyndale House, Cambridge), CC BY 4.0, lightly reformatted. This is background reference material, not Scripture and not a FaithGraph editorial claim.
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Family
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Appears in Scripture
Named in 2 verses across 2 books. Occurrence data from STEPBible TIPNR (CC BY 4.0); references only, no translation text.