Uz (ŭz), light sandy soil? 1. A region and tribe in the northeastern part of Arabia deserta, between the Euphrates, Palestine, and Idumea, probably including part of Bashan; called by Ptolemy Ausitis. Job was an inhabitant of "the land of Uz," which was probably an extensive district, and subject to the Edomites. Job 1:1, Jeremiah 25:20, Lamentations 4:21.. A son of Aram. Genesis 10:23, 1 Chronicles 1:17.. The son of Dishan, the Horite. Genesis 36:28, 1 Chronicles 1:42.