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These are the children of Dishan: Uz and Aran.
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A Surprising Link to Job
Commentators note that Dishan's son, Uz, is likely the namesake for the land of Uz. This is significant because the land of Uz is identified as the country of Job. This brief mention in Esau's genealogy may provide a surprising link to one of the Bible's most profound stories of faith and suffering.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
אהלבמה 'ohŏlı̂ybâmâh — Oholibamah, “tent of the high place.” ענה ‛ǎnâh, ‘Anah, “answering.” צבעון …
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
The children of Dishon are these The last of the seven sons of Seir, and who had two sons, Uz and Aran
The records in this chapter show the faithfulness of God to his promise to Abraham. Esau is here called Edom, that name which kept up the remembran…
