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Uzziel

Uzziel (my strength is God). 1. Fourth son of Kohath, father of Mishael, Eizaphan or Elizaphan and Zithri, and uncle to Aaron. (Exod 6:18; Exod 6:22; Leviticus 10:4) (B.C. before 1491.) 2. A Simeonite captain,...

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Uzziel (my strength is God).

1. Fourth son of Kohath, father of Mishael, Eizaphan or Elizaphan and Zithri, and uncle to Aaron. (Exod 6:18; Exod 6:22; Leviticus 10:4) (B.C. before 1491.)

2. A Simeonite captain, son of Ishi, in the days of Hezekiah. (1Chronicles 4:42)

3. Head of a Benjamite house, of the sons of Bela. (1Chronicles 7:7) (B.C. 1706.)

4. A musician, of the sons of Heman in David’s reign. (1Chronicles 25:4)

5. A Levite, of the sons of Jeduthun, in the days of Hezekiah. (2Chr 29:14; 2Chr 29:18) (B.C. 726.)

6. Son of Harhaiah, probably a priest in the days of Nehemiah, who took part in repairing the wall. (Nehemiah 3:8) (B.C. 446.) He is described as "of the goldsmiths," i.e. of those priests whose hereditary office it was to repair or make the sacred vessels.

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