Dictionaries :: Buz

Easton's Bible Dictionary

Buz:

contempt. (1.) The second son of Nahor and Milcah, and brother of Huz (Gen 22:21). Elihu was one of his descendants (Job 32:2).

(2.) One of the chiefs of the tribe of Gad (1Ch 5:14).

(3.) A district in Arabia Petrea (Jer 25:23).

Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary

Buz:

despised; plundered

Nave's Topical Bible

Buz: 1. Son of Nahor

Gen 22:21

Buz: 2. Father of Jahdo

1Ch 5:14

Smith's Bible Dictionary

Buz:

(contempt).

(1.) The second son of Milcah and Nahor (Genesis 22:21). Elihu "the Buzite" was probably a descendant of Buz.

(2.) A name occurring in the genealogies of the tribe of Gad (1 Chronicles 5:14).