Place Old Testament
Uz
Uz, a region mentioned in the Bible as the homeland of Job, possibly located in Edom or Arabia (Job.1.1; Jer. 25:20; Lam. 4:21). Mentioned in 3 verses across 3 books, first at Job 1:1.
Why it matters. A region associated with Job, Edom, and Arabia
- Primary passages
- Location
- 30.033, 36.448 (approximate, within about 2 km)
Coordinates from STEPBible TIPNR (palopenmaps.org link). Approximate; not independently verified.
- Last reviewed
- 2026-08-30 by the FaithGraph team
About Uz
Uz is a region mentioned in the Bible, most prominently as the homeland of Job, the righteous man whose faith was tested through great suffering (Job.1.1). The exact location of Uz is uncertain, but it is believed to be situated east of the land of Israel and Edom, possibly in northern Arabia or southern Jordan. Job's story describes Uz as a place near the desert (Job.1.19) but also fertile for farming and raising livestock (Job.1.3, 14; 42:12). The people of Uz are referred to as "the people of the East" (Job.1.3), and the land was vulnerable to Chaldean raiding parties (Job.1.17). Uz is also mentioned in Jeremiah 25:20 among the nations that will drink the cup of God's wrath, and in Lamentations 4:21, where Edom is addressed as dwelling in the land of Uz. Some scholars propose that Uz may be a fictional place serving the story of Job rather than a physical land, with the name "Uz" in Hebrew meaning "counsel" or "advice."
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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Appears in Scripture
Named in 3 verses across 3 books. Occurrence data from STEPBible TIPNR (CC BY 4.0); references only, no translation text.