International Standard Bible Encyclopedia: Uzziel

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International Standard Bible Encyclopedia: Uzziel


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u-zı̄´el, uz´i-el, ōō´zi-el (עזּיאל, ‛uzzı̄'ēl, “El (God) is my strength”):

(1) A “son” of Kohath (, ; ; , ; , (Hebrew 5:28; 6:3); ; , ; ), called in “uncle of Aaron.” The family is called Uzzielites (העזּיאלי, hā‛uzzı̄'ēlı̄ (collectively)) in ; .

(2) A Simeonite captain ().

(3) Head of a Benjamite (or according to Curtis a Zebulunite) family ().

(4) A Hemanite musician (); The Septuagint's Codex Vaticanus has Ἀζαραήλ, Azaraḗl = “Azarel,” the name given in . See AZAREL.

(5) A Levite “son” of Jeduthun ().

(6) A goldsmith who joined in repairing the wall of Jerusalem ().

(7) The reading of Septuagint (Ὀζιήλ, Oziḗl) for Jahaziel in . See JAHAZIEL, (3).