Uzzi

Archimandrite Nikifor’s Biblical Encyclopedia

(the LORD is my strength)—the name of several persons. (1) (1 Chron. 7:2) a son of Tola and grandson of Issachar. (2) (1 Chron. 7:7) a son of Bela and grandson of Benjamin. (3) (1 Chron. 9:8) a Benjaminite, son of Michri, living in Jerusalem. (4) (Ezra 7:4) an ancestor of Ezra in the priestly line, son of Bukki. (5) (Neh. 11:22) a descendant of Bani who oversaw the Levites in Jerusalem. (6) (Neh. 12:19) head of the priestly house of Jedaiah in the days of Joiakim. (7) (Neh. 12:42) a priest who participated in the dedication of Jerusalem’s wall.

Scripture cited

1 Chronicles 7:2 1 Chronicles 7:7 1 Chronicles 9:8 Ezra 7:4 Nehemiah 11:22 Nehemiah 12:19 Nehemiah 12:42

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