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Person Old Testament

Uriel

Uriel was the father of the mother of Abijah, king of Judah. Mentioned once in Scripture, at 2 Chronicles 13:2.

Why it matters. Father of mother of Abijah, king of Judah

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Last reviewed
2026-08-30 by the FaithGraph team

About Uriel

Uriel, of Gibeah, was the father of Maacah, wife of Rehoboam, king of Judah, and mother of Abijah, who succeeded Rehoboam as king. She is mentioned by name only once in the genealogy of the kings of Judah. No other details are provided about her life or character. Her mention establishes the lineage of King Abijah.

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.

Spouse
Tamar
Children
Maacah

Appears in Scripture

Named in 1 verse across 1 book. Occurrence data from STEPBible TIPNR (CC BY 4.0); references only, no translation text.

  • 2 Chronicles (1 verse)

    13:2

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