Uriah
Uriah was one of the priests who assisted Ezra in reading the Law to the people during the religious revival in Jerusalem.
The name Uriah means “or Urijah, the Lord is my light or fire”
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Summary
A priest living at the time of Exile and Return, only mentioned at Nehemiah 8:4; only referred to as Uriah (אוּרִיָּה).
Glossary entries
Alternative names
- אוּרִיָּהUriah
Mentions
- Ezra the scribe stood on a high wooden platform built for this occasion. At his right side stood Mattithiah, Shema, Anaiah, Uriah, Hilkiah, and Maaseiah, and at his left were Pedaiah, Mishael, Malchijah, Hashum, Hash-baddanah, Zechariah, and Meshullam.