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Genesis 22:21

Genesis 22:21
Huz his firstborn, and Buz his brother, and Kemuel the father of Aram,

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Baptist theologian, 1697–1771

Gill's Exposition

And Chesed,.... From whom it is generally thought sprung the Chaldees, who are commonly called Chasdim; but mention is made of the Chaldees before this man was born, unless they are called so by…

Presbyterian pastor, 1798–1870

Barnes' Notes

Genesis 22:1-24

- Abraham Was Tested 2. מריה morı̂yâh, “Moriah”; Samaritan: מוראה môr'âh; “Septuagint,” ὑψηλή hupsēlē, Onkelos, “worship.” Some take the word to be a simple derivative, as the Septuagint and…

Methodist theologian, 1762–1832

Adam Clarke

Huz - He is supposed to have peopled the land of Uz or Ausitis, in Arabia Deserta, the country of Job.

Buz his brother - From this person Elihu the Buzite, one of the friends of Job, is thought to…

Nonconformist minister, 1662–1714

Matthew Henry

Genesis 22:20-24

This is recorded here, 1. To show that though Abraham saw his own family highly dignified with peculiar privileges, admitted into covenant, and blessed with the entail of the promise, yet he did not…

Academic commentary, 1882–1921

Cambridge Bible

Uz his firstborn In Gen 10:23 (P) Uz is the firstborn of Aram. Uz, as a locality in the Syrian region, is mentioned in Assyrian inscriptions. It may denote a branch of an Aramaean tribe, the Uṣṣâof…

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