Study note

Genesis 10:23

  • The patriarchs later interacted with the descendants of Aram (see 25:20; 31:20; Deuteronomy 26:5).

  • Uz was the main Aramean tribe, possibly northeast of the Jordan River. It was Job’s home (see Job 1:1; see also Lamentations 4:21).

  • Hul is unknown. He might have founded Armenia.

  • Gether is unknown. He might have founded the Syrians.

  • Mash might have a connection to Mount Masus in northern Mesopotamia or to a part of the Lebanon Mountains.