Genesis 22:21

Genesis 22:21 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Huz his firstborn, and Buz his brother, and Kemuel the father of Aram,
• New International Version (NIV)Uz the firstborn, Buz his brother, Kemuel (the father of Aram),
• English Standard Version (ESV)Uz his firstborn, Buz his brother, Kemuel the father of Aram,
• New King James Version (NKJV)Huz his firstborn, Buz his brother, Kemuel the father of Aram,

Context of Genesis 22:21

19So Abraham returned to his servants, and they got up and went with him to Beersheba; and Abraham settled in Beersheba. 20Now after these things Abraham was told, “Milcah has borne children to your brother Nahor: Uz the firstborn and Buz his brother and Kemuel the father of Aram, 22Chesed and Hazo and Pildash and Jidlaph and Bethuel.” 23Bethuel became the father of Rebekah. These eight [children] Milcah bore to Nahor, Abraham’s brother.

Genesis 22:21 word by word

אֶת־ע֥וּץ בְּכֹר֖וֹ וְאֶת־בּ֣וּז אָחִ֑יו וְאֶת־קְמוּאֵ֖ל אֲבִ֥י אֲרָֽם׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Huzעוּץ‛ûts · UzH5780
• his firstbornבְּכוֹרbekôr · firstbornH1060
• and Buzבּוּזbûz · BuzH938
• his brotherאָח'âch · brother: male-siblingH251
• and Kemuelקְמוּאֵלqemû'êl · KemuelH7055
• the fatherאָב'âb · fatherH1
• of Aramאֲרָם'ărâm · AramH758

Cross-references for Genesis 22:21

• Job 1:1There was a man in the land of Uz whose name was Job; and that man was blameless and upright, and one who feared God [with reverence] and abstained from and turned away from evil [because he honored God].
• Job 32:2But Elihu the son of Barachel the Buzite, of the family of Ram, became indignant. His indignation was kindled and burned and he became upset with Job because he justified himself rather than God [and even expressed doubts about God’s character].
• Genesis 24:10Then the servant took ten of his master’s camels, and set out, taking some of his master’s good things with him; so he got up and journeyed to Mesopotamia [between the Tigris and the Euphrates Rivers], to the city of Nahor [the home of Abraham’s brother].
• Numbers 23:7Balaam took up his [first] discourse (oracle) and said: “Balak, the king of Moab, has brought me from Aram (Syria), from the mountains of the east, [saying,] ‘Come, curse [the descendants of] Jacob for me; And come, [violently] denounce Israel.’
• Psalms 60:1O God, You have rejected us and cast us off. You have broken [down our defenses and scattered] us; You have been angry; O restore us and turn again to us.

Commentaries on Genesis 22:21

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 21Huz - 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 have descended. Kemuel the father of Aram - Kamouel , the father of the Syrians, according to the Septuagint. Probably the Kamiletes, a Syrian tribe to the westward of the Euphrates are meant; they are mentioned by Strabo.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 1-24Verses 1-24 - Abraham Was Tested 2. מריה morı̂yâh “Moriah”; Samaritan: מוראה môr'âh “Septuagint,” ̔́ hupsēlē Onkelos, “worship.” Some take the word to be a simple derivative, as the Septuagint and Onkelos, meaning “vision, high, worship.” It might mean “rebellious.” Others regard it as a compound of יה yâh “Jah, a name of God,” and מראה mı̂r'eh “shown,” מורה môreh “teacher,” or מורא môrā' “fear.” 14. יראה yı̂r'ēh “Jireh, will provide.” 16, נאם…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 20-24Verses 20-24 This chapter ends with some account of Nahor's family, who had settled at Haran. This seems to be given for the connexion which it had with the church of God. From thence Isaac and Jacob took wives; and before the account of those events this list is recorded. It shows that though Abraham saw his own family highly honoured with privileges, admitted into covenant, and blessed with the assurance of the promise, yet he did not look with disdain…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 21Uz may have been an ancestor of Job (Job 1:1).Read the comment

Topics related to Genesis 22:21

• Aram
• Buz
• Genealogy
• Kemuel
• Milcah
• Nahor
• Rebekah (Rebecca)
• Uz

In the dictionaries

• Aram
• Aram, Aramean, Aramaic, Aram of Damascus
• Buz
• Gate
• Gerizim
• Isaac
• Kemuel
• Marriage
• Provide
• Ram

Commentaries on Genesis 22

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings