Uzziah
Uzziah, a descendant of Judah, resettled in Jerusalem after the Babylonian exile.
The name Uzziah means “Uzziel, the strength, or kid, of the Lord”
MaleExile and Return eraOld Testament1 book1 verse
Summary
A warrior living at the time of Exile and Return, only mentioned at Nehemiah 11:4; only referred to as Uzziah (עֻזִּיָּהוּ); a son of Zechariah; father of Athaiah.
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Alternative names
- עֻזִּיָּהוּUzziah
Mentions
- …while some of the descendants of Judah and Benjamin settled in Jerusalem.) From the descendants of Judah: Athaiah son of Uzziah, the son of Zechariah, the son of Amariah, the son of Shephatiah, the son of Mahalalel, a descendant of Perez;