International Standard Bible Encyclopedia: Ozias

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International Standard Bible Encyclopedia: Ozias


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ṓ-zı̄´as:

(1) (Ὀζείας, Ozeı́as, Ὀζίας, Ozı́as, Codex Vaticanus a b): The son of Micah, a Simeonite, one of the 3 rulers of Bethulia in the days of Judith (Judith 6:15, 16; 7:23; 8:9 ff; 10:6).

(2) (Ὀζείας, Ozeı́as, Codex Vaticanus and Swete; the King James Version has Ezias (1 Esdras 8:2), following Codex Alexandrinus Ἐζίας, Ezı́as): An ancestor of Ezra (1 Esdras 8:2; 2 Esdras 1:2) = “Uzzi” of ; .

(3) Head of a family of temple-servants who returned with Zerubbabel (1 Esdras 5:31) = “Uzza” of ; .

(4) Greek form of UZZIAH (which see) in , the King James Version. A king of Judah.