Encyclopedia entry
Uriel
Disambiguation
The source enumerates 3 distinct subjects under Uriel. Jump to one below, or read in order.
God is my light.
Uriel (1)
#A Levite of the family of Kohath (1 Chr. 6:24).
Uriel (2)
#The chief of the Kohathites at the time when the ark was brought up to Jerusalem (1 Chr. 15:5, 11).
Uriel (3)
#The father of Michaiah, one of Rehoboam’s wives, and mother of Abijah (2 Chr. 13:2).
Also from Smith's (1884) +−
A Kohathite Levite, son of Tahath. (1 Chronicles 6:24) Chief of the Kohathites in the reign of David. (1 Chronicles 15:5,11) (B.C. 1043.) Uriel of Gibeah was the father of Maachah or Michaiah the favorite wife of Rehoboam and mother of Abijah. (2 Chronicles 13:2) (B.C. before 973.) In (2 Chronicles 11:20) she is called “Maachah the daughter of Absalom.” Probably her mother, Tamer, was the daughter of Absalom.
(the fire of God), an angel named only in 2 Esdr. 4:1,36; 5:20; 10:28.
In the Bible
4
Verses where Uriel is named. Berean Standard Bible (public domain).
- 1 Chronicles 6:24
Tahath his son, Uriel his son, Uzziah his son, and Shaul his son.
- 1 Chronicles 15:5
From the Kohathites, Uriel the chief and 120 of his relatives;
- 1 Chronicles 15:11
David summoned the priests Zadok and Abiathar and the Levites Uriel, Asaiah, Joel, Shemaiah, Eliel, and Amminadab.
- 2 Chronicles 13:2
and he reigned in Jerusalem three years. His mother’s name was Micaiah daughter of Uriel; she was from Gibeah. And there was war between Abijah and Jeroboam.
Scripture on Uriel
4
Uriel references
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Sources · Hitchcock's Bible Names (1869) · Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897) · Smith's Bible Dictionary (1884)
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