Bible Person

Uzziah

Meaning: Uzziel · Male · 1 cross reference

This Uzziah entry refers to a Judahite resident in Nehemiah 11:4, not to the warrior or administrative namesakes elsewhere. He belongs to the repopulating community of restored Jerusalem. First appears in Neh 11:4.1

AI summary: This Uzziah matters because his single cross reference helps root Jerusalem's renewed life in named residents and households. The entry shows that restoration was not only architectural or liturgical, but also demographic and local. Taken together, the material presents this Uzziah as a Judahite resident in restored Jerusalem.1