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Uzziah (/ ə ˈ z aɪ ə /; Hebrew: עֻזִּיָּהוּ ‘Uzzīyyāhū, meaning "my strength is Yah"; [1] Greek: Ὀζίας; Latin: Ozias), also known as Azariah (/ ˈ æ z ə ˈ r aɪ ə /; Hebrew: עֲזַרְיָה ‘Azaryā; Greek: Αζαρίας; Latin: Azarias), was the tenth king of the ancient Kingdom of Judah, and one of Amaziah's sons.
The second Book of Kings and the second Book of Chronicles in the Hebrew Bible consider him a righteous king, but with some hesitation. [2] He is praised for killing the assassins of his father only and sparing their children, as dictated by the Mosaic Law. Edwin R. Thiele dates Amaziah's reign from 797/796 to 768/767 BCE. [3]
According to the Torah, Uzziel (Hebrew: עֻזִּיאֵל, ʿUzzīʾēl; meaning El is my strength or God is my strength [1]) was the father of Mishael, Elzaphan, and Zithri, and was a son of Kohath and grandson of Levi, [2] consequently being the brother of Amram and uncle of Aaron, Miriam, and Moses.
Uzzi is a given name.One derivation is biblical, from Uzzî (Hebrew: עֻזִּי) meaning "my strength". [1] The name can also be transliterated as Uzi. [1] It may be a nickname for Uzza/Uzzah, Uzzia/Uzziah, and Uziel/Uzziel.
The first verse of the Book of Isaiah states that Isaiah prophesied during the reigns of Uzziah (or Azariah), Jotham, Ahaz, and Hezekiah, the kings of Judah. [12] Uzziah's reign was 52 years in the middle of the 8th century BC, and Isaiah must have begun his ministry a few years before Uzziah's death, probably in the 740s BC.
Another biblical character, Uzzah, son of Shimei, was a Merarite. [ 9 ] Al-ʻUzzā was one of the three chief goddesses of Arabian religion in pre-Islamic times and was worshiped by the pre-Islamic Arabs along with al-Lāt and Manāt .
Uzziah Buntyn of Stony Point helped the Tigers go 32-2 last year. He aspires to play college basketball
Uzziah, Ioatham and Achaz by Michelangelo Buonarroti, Sistine Chapel lunette, Vatican City. Traditionally Ioatham is the man in green on the left and the child with him is his son Achaz. Biblical chronologies for the two Israelite kingdoms in the 8th century BC are both profuse and perplexing.