Uz (Hebrew: עוּץ ‘Ūṣ) is one of the sons of Aram, son of Shem, according to the table of nations of Genesis 10 in the Hebrew Bible.[1] This makes him a great-grandson of Noah.
He may have given his name to an area of the Middle East, later inhabited by the Old Testament character Job.[2] Flavius Josephus states the tradition that he founded the cities of Trachonitis and Damascus.[3]
According to Muslim scholar Ibn Kathir, (here called "Aus") he was the father of ‘Ad, the ancestor of the people of ʿĀd.[citation needed]
Australian Chinese revolutionary Tse Tsan-Tai seems to identify his descendants with the indigenous peoples of the Americas.[4]