Person Old Testament
Uri
Uri was the father of Geber, one of the twelve officers appointed by Solomon to provide for the king and his household. Mentioned once in Scripture, at 1 Kings 4:19.
Why it matters. Father of Geber, one of Solomon's officers
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- Last reviewed
- 2026-08-30 by the FaithGraph team
About Uri
Uri is briefly mentioned in 1Ki.4.19 as the father of Geber, one of the twelve officers appointed by King Solomon to provide for the king and his household. Each officer was responsible for supplying provisions for one month out of the year. Geber, the son of Uri, was assigned the region of Gilead, which included the territory of Sihon king of the Amorites and Og king of Bashan. No other information is given about Uri or his background. The mention of Uri serves to identify Geber and his father's lineage, highlighting the administrative structure of Solomon's kingdom.
Description from STEPBible TIPNR (Tyndale House, Cambridge), CC BY 4.0, lightly reformatted. This is background reference material, not Scripture and not a FaithGraph editorial claim.
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Appears in Scripture
Named in 1 verse across 1 book. Occurrence data from STEPBible TIPNR (CC BY 4.0); references only, no translation text.
1 Kings (1 verse)