Bible Person

Urijah

Male · 1 cross reference

This Urijah entry refers to the priest who stands beside Ezra in Nehemiah 8:4, not to other priests or prophets of the same name elsewhere. He belongs to the public reading of the law in restored Jerusalem. First appears in Neh 8:4.1

AI summary: This Urijah matters because his single cross reference places him visibly within the solemn assembly where Scripture is read to the people. The entry helps show that post-exilic renewal was a public act supported by named priests and leaders. Taken together, the material presents this Urijah as a priestly witness in covenant renewal.1

Central Figure

Urijah

One of the priests who stood at the right hand of Ezra’s pulpit when he read and expounded the law (Neh.