Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

There was a man in the land of Uz, whose name was Job; and that man was perfect and upright, and one that feared God, and eschewed evil.

General references

Bible References

Uz

Genesis 10:23
The sons of Aram were Uz and Hul and Gether and Mash.
1 Chronicles 1:17
The sons of Shem were Elam, Asshur, Arpachshad, Lud, Aram, Uz, Hul, Gether and Meshech.
Jeremiah 25:20
and all the foreign people, all the kings of the land of Uz, all the kings of the land of the Philistines (even Ashkelon, Gaza, Ekron and the remnant of Ashdod);
Lamentations 4:21
Rejoice and be glad, O daughter of Edom,
Who dwells in the land of Uz;
But the cup will come around to you as well,
You will become drunk and make yourself naked.

Job

Ezekiel 14:14
even though these three men, Noah, Daniel and Job were in its midst, by their own righteousness they could only deliver themselves,” declares the Lord God.
James 5:11
We count those blessed who endured. You have heard of the endurance of Job and have seen the outcome of the Lord’s dealings, that the Lord is full of compassion and is merciful.

General references

Psalm 37:37
Mark the blameless man, and behold the upright;
For the man of peace will have a posterity.
Proverbs 2:21
For the upright will live in the land
And the blameless will remain in it;