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Uzziel - (my strength is God).

1. Fourth son of Kohath, father of Mishael, Eizaphan or Elizaphan and Zithri, and uncle to Aaron. (Exodus 6:18,22; Leviticus 10:4) (B.C. before 1491.)

2. A Simeonite captain, son of Ishi, in the days of Hezekiah. (1 Chronicles 4:42)

3. Head of a Benjamite house, of the sons of Bela. (1 Chronicles 7:7) (B.C. 1706.)

4. A musician, of the sons of Heman in David's reign. (1 Chronicles 25:4)

5. A Levite, of the sons of Jeduthun, in the days of Hezekiah. (2 Chronicles 29:14,18) (B.C. 726.)

6. Son of Harhaiah, probably a priest in the days of Nehemiah, who took part in repairing the wall. (Nehemiah 3:8) (B.C. 446.) He is described as "of the goldsmiths," i.e. of those priests whose hereditary office it was to repair or make the sacred vessels.
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