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Person Old Testament

Uzza

Uzza was an ancestor of temple servants who returned from Babylonian exile. Mentioned in 2 verses across 2 books, first at Ezra 2:49.

Why it matters. Ancestor of temple servants who returned from Babylon

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Last reviewed
2026-08-30 by the FaithGraph team

About Uzza

Uzza is mentioned as an ancestor of some of the temple servants (Nethinim) who returned to Jerusalem from the Babylonian captivity. These servants were likely descendants of people who had been assigned by David and the leaders to assist the Levites in the temple service. The list in Ezra and Nehemiah records those who came back to help rebuild Jerusalem and restore the temple worship after the exile.

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 2 verses across 2 books. Occurrence data from STEPBible TIPNR (CC BY 4.0); references only, no translation text.

  • Ezra (1 verse)

    2:49

  • Nehemiah (1 verse)

    7:51

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