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Uriel

6 passages cited, from 3 classic reference works.

These works date from 1884–1897 and are in the public domain. They reflect the Protestant scholarship of their time: their history, archaeology and dates can be out of date, and where they interpret, other traditions read the text differently. The verses are shown in the King James Version, the wording these works were written against.

The verses

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In the reference works

Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897) · 4 references

God is my light. (1.) A Levite of the family of Kohath (1 Chr. 6:24).

(2.) The chief of the Kohathites at the time when the ark was brought up to Jerusalem (1 Chr. 15:5, 11).

(3.) The father of Michaiah, one of Rehoboam’s wives, and mother of Abijah (2 Chr. 13:2).

Smith's Bible Dictionary (1884) · 5 references
  1. A Kohathite Levite, son of Tahath. (1 Chronicles 6:24)
  2. Chief of the Kohathites in the reign of David. (1 Chronicles 15:5,11) (B.C. 1043.)
  3. Uriel of Gibeah was the father of Maachah or Michaiah the favorite wife of Rehoboam and mother of Abijah. (2 Chronicles 13:2) (B.C. before 973.) In (2 Chronicles 11:20) she is called "Maachah the daughter of Absalom." Probably her mother, Tamer, was the daughter of Absalom.

In the topical indexes

Nave's Topical Bible (1896) · 5 references, grouped by sub-topic
  • 1. A Levite
  • 2. A Levite
  • 3. Grandfather of King Abijah 2Ch 13:2

Texts: Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897); Smith's Bible Dictionary (1884); Nave's Topical Bible (1896), from the CrossWire SWORD modules (public domain). Verse references were parsed from the works' own markup and checked against the KJV verse list.

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