Aaj bhi log jab Bible ki kahaniyon ko padhte hain, toh unme se ek naam jo kai logo ke mann mein sawaal jagata hai, woh hai “Perez Uzzah.” Yeh naam ek aise ghatna se juda hai jo purane zamaney ki ek gahri baat ko samjhata hai. Par sawaal yeh hai ki Perez Uzzah aaj kaha hai? Kya yeh koi jagah hai jo abhi bhi duniya ke kisi kone mein maujood hai? Ya phir yeh sirf ek itihaasik ghatna thi jo sirf granthon mein hi payi jati hai?
Bible ke mutaabik, Uzzah ek aise vyakti the jo Daud Raja ke samay mein jeevit the. Jab Daud Raja Sandook-e-Ahd (Ark of the Covenant) ko ek naye sthal par le ja rahe the, tab raste mein Uzzah ne us sandook ko haath laga diya, kyunki usse aisa laga ki yeh gir jayega. Is ghatna ke turant baad Uzzah ki mrityu ho gayi, jo us samay logon ke liye ek badi bhayavah baat thi. Isi wajah se us jagah ka naam “Perez Uzzah” rakha gaya, jiska matlab hota hai “Uzzah ka todna” ya “Uzzah par prakop.”
Agar hum aaj ke samay mein dekhein, toh Perez Uzzah ek itihaasik jagah ki tarah dekha jata hai jo Israel ke andar kahin sthit ho sakti hai. Yeh jagah usi vyakti aur ghatna se judi hui hai jo Daud Raja ke samay ghati thi. Halanki, aaj yeh exact location puri tarah se confirm nahi hai, par Bible ke mutaabik yeh Jerusalem ke paas ke ilake mein ho sakti hai. Kai itihaaskar aur dharmik vidwan is jagah ke sandarbh mein charcha karte rahe hain, lekin koi spasht nishkarsh nahi nikal paya hai.
Perez Uzzah sirf ek jagah ka naam hi nahi, balki ek seekh bhi hai jo dharmik vishwas aur niyam ke mahatva ko darshata hai. Yeh ghatna yeh bhi yaad dilati hai ki bhakti aur shraddha ke saath saath niyam aur maryada ka bhi paalan zaroori hota hai. Is kahani ka sandesh aaj bhi logon ke jeevan mein ek shiksha ki tarah dekha jata hai.
Toh agar aap soch rahe hain ki Perez Uzzah aaj kaha hai, toh iska jawab yeh hai ki yeh ek itihaasik jagah thi, jo aaj bhi dharmik vartaon aur Bible ke paath mein jeevit hai. Is jagah ka exact location chahe anishchit ho, lekin iska mahatva aur seekh sadaiv amar rahegi.