Uzziel

Archimandrite Nikifor’s Biblical Encyclopedia

(God is my strength)—the name of several persons. (1) (1 Chron. 4:42) a Simeonite leader, one of the sons of Ishi who attacked the surviving Amalekites in the hill country of Seir and settled there. (2) (Exod. 6:18) a son of Kohath and uncle of Aaron. (3) (1 Chron. 7:7) a son of Bela and Benjaminite clan leader. (4) (2 Chron. 29:14) a Levite of the sons of Jeduthun whose descendants assisted Hezekiah’s purification of the Temple. (5) (Neh. 3:8) a goldsmith, son of Harhaiah, who helped repair Jerusalem’s wall.

Scripture cited

1 Chronicles 4:42 Exodus 6:18 1 Chronicles 7:7 2 Chronicles 29:14 Nehemiah 3:8

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