Person Old Testament
Uriah
Also known as Uriah =ESV, NIV, KJV; Urijah =KJV
Uriah was a postexilic priest who participated in rebuilding the wall of Jerusalem and was entrusted with the temple treasures. Mentioned in 3 verses across 2 books, first at Ezra 8:33.
Why it matters. Postexilic priest involved in rebuilding the wall
- Primary passages
- Last reviewed
- 2026-08-30 by the FaithGraph team
About Uriah
Uriah is mentioned in Neh.3.4, 21 and Ezr.8.33 as a priest who played a role in the rebuilding of Jerusalem's wall and the restoration of the temple during the post-exilic period. In Nehemiah 3, Uriah is listed among those who repaired sections of the wall, with his name appearing twice, suggesting that he was responsible for repairing two different sections. In Ezr.8.33, Uriah is one of the priests entrusted with the weighing and recording of the temple treasures brought back from Babylon. These references highlight Uriah's involvement in the physical and spiritual restoration of Jerusalem after the Babylonian exile, both in rebuilding the city's defenses and in ensuring the proper handling of the temple's sacred objects.
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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Family
Family links from STEPBible TIPNR (CC BY 4.0). Where the dataset marks an identification as uncertain, the mark is kept. Matthew and Luke give different genealogies for Jesus; see the Lineage page, which never merges them.
Appears in Scripture
Named in 3 verses across 2 books. Occurrence data from STEPBible TIPNR (CC BY 4.0); references only, no translation text.