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Uri

Uri was the father of Bezalel, the skilled craftsman chosen by God to construct the tabernacle and its furnishings.

The name Uri means “my light, my fire”

MaleTribe of JudahEgypt and Wilderness eraOld Testament3 books5 verses

Summary

A man from the tribe of Judah living at the time of Egypt and Wilderness, first mentioned at Exodus 31:2; only referred to as Uri (אוּרִי); son of Hur; a brother of Shobal, Salma, Hareph, Jezreel, Ishma, Idbash, Hazzelelponi, Penuel and Ezer; father of Bezalel.

Glossary entries

Uri

Family members

Father

Hur

Siblings

Ezer Hareph Hazzelelponi Idbash Ishma Jezreel Penuel Salma Shobal

Children

Bezalel

Alternative names

Mentions

  1. Exodus 31:2
    “See, I have called by name Bezalel son of Uri, the son of Hur, of the tribe of Judah.
  2. Exodus 35:30
    Then Moses said to the Israelites, “See, the LORD has called by name Bezalel son of Uri, the son of Hur, of the tribe of Judah.
  3. Exodus 38:22
    Bezalel son of Uri, the son of Hur, of the tribe of Judah, made everything that the LORD had commanded Moses.
  4. 1 Chronicles 2:20
    Hur was the father of Uri, and Uri was the father of Bezalel.
  5. 2 Chronicles 1:5
    But the bronze altar made by Bezalel son of Uri, the son of Hur, was in Gibeon before the tabernacle of the LORD. So Solomon and the assembly inquired of Him there.