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Uzziel
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia
u - zı̄´el , uz´i - el , ōō´zi - el ( עזּיאל , ‛uzzı̄'ēl , "El (God) is my strength"):
(1) A "son" of Kohath (Exodus 6:18 , Exodus 6:22; Leviticus 10:4; Numbers 3:19 , Numbers 3:30; 1 Chronicles 6:2 , 1 Chronicles 6:18 (Hebrew 5:28; 6:3); 1 Chronicles 15:10; 1 Chronicles 23:12 , 1 Chronicles 23:20; 1 Chronicles 24:24 ), called in Leviticus 10:4 "uncle of Aaron." The family is called Uzzielites ( העזּיאלי , hā‛uzzı̄'ēlı̄ (collectively)) in Numbers 3:27; 1 Chronicles 26:23 .
(2) A S imeonite captain (1 Chronicles 4:42 ).
(3) Head of a Benjamite (or according to Curtis a Zebulunite) family (1 Chronicles 7:7 ).
(4) A H emanite musician (1 Chronicles 25:4 ); The Septuagint's Codex Vaticanus has Ἀζαραήλ , Azaraḗl = "Azarel," the name given in 1 Chronicles 25:18 . See AZAREL .
(5) A L evite "son" of Jeduthun (2 Chronicles 29:14 ).
(6) A goldsmith who joined in repairing the wall of Jerusalem (Nehemiah 3:8 ).
(7) The reading of Septuagint ( Ὀζιήλ , Oziḗl ) for Jahaziel in 1 Chronicles 23:19 . See JAHAZIEL , (3).
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Bibliography Information
Orr, James, M.A., D.D. General Editor. Entry for 'Uzziel'. International Standard Bible Encyclopedia. https://www.studylight.org/​encyclopedias/​eng/​isb/​u/uzziel.html. 1915.