Vayeira 22:21 · unit 1

TT #118 · Parashas Vayeira · Passuk 22:21

The Complete Passuk

אֶת־ע֥וּץ בְּכֹר֖וֹ וְאֶת־בּ֣וּז אָחִ֑יו וְאֶת־קְמוּאֵ֖ל אֲבִ֥י אֲרָֽם׃

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

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Source Citation

Torah Temimah points to Yerushalmi Sotah 5:6.

TT lemma: עוץ בכורו.

Sefaria — Yerushalmi Sotah

עוץ בכורו. תניא, בר קפרא אומר, איוב בימי אברהם היה, הדא הוא דכתיב איש היה בארץ עוץ איוב שמו, וכתיב את עוץ בכורו.

“Uz his first-born.” It was taught: Bar Kappara says, Iyov lived in the days of Avraham. This is what is written, “There was a man in the land of Uz, Iyov was his name,” and it is written, “Uz his first-born.”

On the daf / in context: The appearance of the name Uz among the sons of Nahor supplies a chronological anchor for the lifetime of Iyov.

Type of Learning

Derash on the verse (Yerushalmi) — not a formal named middah of the 13. A genealogical name is linked to the setting of the book of Iyov.

What Is Learned

Iyov lived in the days of Avraham; the land of Uz is identified with the first-born son of Nahor listed in this verse.