The sons of Aram were Uz, Hul, Gether, and Mash.
Parallel translations
- WEB The sons of Aram were: Uz, Hul, Gether, and Mash.
- KJV And the children of Aram; Uz, and Hul, and Gether, and Mash.
- BSB The sons of Aram: Uz, Hul, Gether, and Mash.
- NKJV The sons of Aram were Uz, Hul, Gether, and Mash.
- NLT The descendants of Aram were Uz, Hul, Gether, and Mash.
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Quick answer
The sons of Aram are named, ancestors of Aramean peoples. The Shemite genealogy continues to branch.
Overview
Aram's descendants are associated with the Aramean peoples to Israel's north and east, whose language later becomes widespread in the region. The record fills out the family of Shem with its various branches. These details affirm God's ordering of nations and keep the focus on the unfolding line that leads to Christ.
Cross-references & the web
Cross-references · 2
- Job 1:1There was a man in the land of Uz, whose name was Job. That man was blameless and upright, and one who feared God, and turned away from evil.
- Jer 25:20and all the mixed people, and all the kings of the land of the Uz, and all the kings of the Philistines, and Ashkelon, and Gaza, and Ekron, and the remnant of Ashdod;
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