The meaning of Uriel (1) in the Bible
(From International Standard Bible Encyclopedia)

u'-ri-el ('uri'-el, "flame of El (God)," or "El is my light"):

(1) A Kohathite, said in I Chronicles 15:5 to be the chief of the sons of Kohath (I Chronicles 6:24 (Hebrew verse 9); I Chronicles 15:5, I Chronicles 15:11). He corresponds to Zephaniah in the pedigree of Heman in I Chronicles 6:33-38 (Hebrew 18-23). See Curtis, Chronicles, 130 f.

(2) A man of Gibeah, and father of Micaiah the mother of King Abijah of Judah (II Chronicles 13:2).

(3) The archangel (En 20:2, etc.). See next article.


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