Person Old Testament
Uzzah
Also known as Uzzah =ESV, NIV; Uzza =KJV
Uzzah, a Levite of the Merarite clan, was the son of Shimei. Mentioned once in Scripture, at 1 Chronicles 6:29.
Why it matters. Levite of the clan of Merari
- Primary passages
- Last reviewed
- 2026-08-30 by the FaithGraph team
About Uzzah
Uzzah was a Levite who belonged to the clan of Merari, one of the three main Levite clans. He was the son of Shimei. This Uzzah is mentioned in the genealogy of the Levites, which lists the descendants of Levi who were responsible for assisting the priests and maintaining the tabernacle and temple.
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
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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 Chronicles (1 verse)