⁴ sn The term Uz occurs several times in the Bible: a son of Aram (Gen 10:23), a son of Nahor (Gen 22:21), and a descendant of Seir (Gen 36:28). If these are the clues to follow, the location would be north of Syria or south near Edom. The book tells how Job’s flocks were exposed to Chaldeans, the tribes between Syria and the Euphrates (Mount+Hermon+AND+book%3A18&tab=notes" ver="">1:17), and in another direction to attacks from the Sabeans (Mount+Hermon+AND+book%3A18&tab=notes" ver="">1:15). The most prominent man among his friends was from Teman, which was in Edom (Mount+Hermon+AND+book%3A18&tab=notes" ver="">2:11). Uz is also connected with Edom in Lamentations 4:21. The most plausible location, then, would be east of Israel and northeast of Edom, in what is now North Arabia. The LXX has “on the borders of Edom and Arabia.” An early Christian tradition placed his home in an area about 40 miles south of Damascus, in Baashan at the southeast foot of Hermon.