Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible - Job 1:3
Camels in these parts were very numerous, as is manifest from Judges 7:12; 1 Chronicles 5:21, and from the plain testimonies of Aristotle and Pliny, and very useful, and proper both for carrying of burdens in these hot and dry countries, as being able to endure thirst much better than other creatures, and for service in war. She-asses were preferred before he-asses, as serving for the same uses as they did, and for breeding and milk also; but he-asses also may be included in this expression,... read more
Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible - Job 1:1
The land of Uz was either in Edom, called the land of Uz, Lamentations 4:21, or in some part of Arabia, not far from the Chaldeans and Sabeans, as this chapter witnesseth; so called probably from Uz, one of Esau's posterity, Genesis 36:28; Jeremiah 25:20. That man was perfect; not legally or exactly, as he confesseth, Job 9:20; but comparatively to such as were partial in their obedience to God's commands, and as to his sincere intentions, hearty affections, and constant and diligent endeavours... read more