Genesis 22:21

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

Uz his first-born, and Buz his brother, and Kemuel the father of Aram,

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American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

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Divine name rendering: Frequently renders the Tetragrammaton as Jehovah in the Old Testament, following ASV tradition.
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Job 1:1 : 1 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 turned away from evil.
Job 32:2 : 2 Then was kindled the wrath of Elihu the son of Barachel the Buzite, of the family of Ram: against Job was his wrath kindled, because he justified himself rather than God.
Ps 60:1-9 : 1 For the Chief Musician; set to Shushan Eduth. Michtam of David, to teach; when he strove with Aram-naharaim and with Aram-zobah, and Joab returned, and smote of Edom in the Valley of Salt twelve thousand. O God thou hast cast us off, thou hast broken us down; Thou hast been angry; oh restore us again. 2 Thou hast made the land to tremble; thou hast rent it: Heal the breaches thereof; for it shaketh. 3 Thou hast showed thy people hard things: Thou hast made us to drink the wine of staggering. 4 Thou hast given a banner to them that fear thee, That it may be displayed because of the truth. {H5542} 5 That thy beloved may be delivered, Save with thy right hand, and answer us. 6 God hath spoken in his holiness: I will exult; I will divide Shechem, and mete out the valley of Succoth. 7 Gilead is mine, and Manasseh is mine; Ephraim also is the defence of my head; Judah is my sceptre. 8 Moab is my washpot; Upon Edom will I cast my shoe: Philistia, shout thou because of me. 9 Who will bring me into the strong city? Who hath led me unto Edom? 10 Hast not thou, O God, cast us off? And thou goest not forth, O God, with our hosts. 11 Give us help against the adversary; For vain is the help of man. 12 Through God we shall do valiantly; For he it is that will tread down our adversaries.
Gen 24:10 : 10 And the servant took ten camels, of the camels of his master, and departed, having all goodly things of his master's in his hand: and he arose, and went to Mesopotamia, unto the city of Nahor.
Num 23:7 : 7 And he took up his parable, and said, From Aram hath Balak brought me, The king of Moab from the mountains of the East: Come, curse me Jacob, And come, defy Israel.

Similar Verses (AI)

These verses are found using AI-powered semantic similarity based on meaning and context. Results may occasionally include unexpected connections.

Gen 22:22-24
3 verses
78%
22and Chesed, and Hazo, and Pildash, and Jidlaph, and Bethuel.
23And Bethuel begat Rebekah: these eight did Milcah bear to Nahor, Abraham's brother.
24And his concubine, whose name was Reumah, she also bare Tebah, and Gaham, and Tahash, and Maacah.
Gen 10:21-23
3 verses
75%
21And unto Shem, the father of all the children of Eber, the elder brother of Japheth, to him also were children born.
22The sons of Shem: Elam, and Asshur, and Arpachshad, and Lud, and Aram.
23And the sons of Aram: Uz, and Hul, and Gether, and Mash.
Gen 22:20
74%
20And it came to pass after these things, that it was told Abraham, saying, Behold, Milcah, she also hath borne children unto thy brother Nahor:
1 Chr 1:16-17
2 verses
71%
16and the Arvadite, and the Zemarite, and the Hamathite.
17The sons of Shem: Elam, and Asshur, and Arpachshad, and Lud, and Aram, and Uz, and Hul, and Gether, and Meshech.
1 Chr 1:26-29
4 verses
69%
26Serug, Nahor, Terah,
27Abram (the same is Abraham).
28The sons of Abraham: Isaac, and Ishmael.
29These are their generations: the first-born of Ishmael, Nebaioth; then Kedar, and Adbeel, and Mibsam,
1 Chr 2:25
69%
25And the sons of Jerahmeel the first-born of Hezron were Ram the first-born, and Bunah, and Oren, and Ozem, Ahijah.
1 Chr 1:31
69%
31Jetur, Naphish, and Kedemah. These are the sons of Ishmael.
1 Chr 4:8
68%
8And Hakkoz begat Anub, and Zobebah, and the families of Aharhel the son of Harum.
1 Chr 1:40-42
3 verses
68%
40The sons of Shobal: Alian, and Manahath, and Ebal, Shephi, and Onam. And the sons of Zibeon: Aiah, and Anah.
41The sons of Anah: Dishon. And the sons of Dishon: Hamran, and Eshban, and Ithran, and Cheran.
42The sons of Ezer: Bilhan, and Zaavan, Jaakan. The sons of Dishan: Uz, and Aran.
1 Chr 2:5
67%
5The sons of Perez: Hezron, and Hamul.
1 Chr 8:1
67%
1And Benjamin begat Bela his first-born, Ashbel the second, and Aharah the third,
Gen 11:27
67%
27Now these are the generations of Terah. Terah begat Abram, Nahor, and Haran; and Haran begat Lot.
1 Chr 2:20
67%
20And Hur begat Uri, and Uri begat Bezalel.
1 Chr 4:4
67%
4and Penuel the father of Gedor, and Ezer the father of Hushah. These are the sons of Hur, the first-born of Ephrathah, the father of Beth-lehem.
Gen 46:21
67%
21And the sons of Benjamin: Bela, and Becher, and Ashbel, Gera, and Naaman, Ehi, and Rosh, Muppim, and Huppim, and Ard.
Gen 36:28
67%
28These are the children of Dishan: Uz and Aran.
Matt 1:3
67%
3and Judah begat Perez and Zerah of Tamar; and Perez begat Hezron; and Hezron begat Ram;
1 Chr 1:20-21
2 verses
67%
20And Joktan begat Almodad, and Sheleph, and Hazarmaveth, and Jerah,
21and Hadoram, and Uzal, and Diklah,
1 Chr 8:11
67%
11And of Hushim he begat Abitub and Elpaal.
1 Chr 2:9
67%
9The sons also of Hezron, that were born unto him: Jerahmeel, and Ram, and Chelubai.
1 Chr 4:6
67%
6And Naarah bare him Ahuzzam, and Hepher, and Temeni, and Haahashtari. These were the sons of Naarah.
1 Chr 1:36-37
2 verses
66%
36The sons of Eliphaz: Teman, and Omar, Zephi, and Gatam, Kenaz, and Timna, and Amalek.
37The sons of Reuel: Nahath, Zerah, Shammah, and Mizzah.
Gen 25:2
66%
2And she bare him Zimran, and Jokshan, and Medan, and Midian, and Ishbak, and Shuah.
1 Chr 8:38
66%
38And Azel had six sons, whose names are these: Azrikam, Bocheru, and Ishmael, and Sheariah, and Obadiah, and Hanan. All these were the sons of Azel.
1 Chr 1:33
66%
33And the sons of Midian: Ephah, and Epher, and Hanoch, and Abida, and Eldaah. All these were the sons of Keturah.
1 Chr 9:44
66%
44And Azel had six sons, whose names are these: Azrikam, Bocheru, and Ishmael, and Sheariah, and Obadiah, and Hanan: these were the sons of Azel.
Num 26:21
66%
21And the sons of Perez were: of Hezron, the family of the Hezronites; of Hamul, the family of the Hamulites.