Person Old Testament
Uzzi
Uzzi, a Benjamite, was one of the inhabitants of Jerusalem. Mentioned once in Scripture, at 1 Chronicles 9:8.
Why it matters. Benjamite who lived in Jerusalem
- Primary passages
- Last reviewed
- 2026-08-30 by the FaithGraph team
About Uzzi
Uzzi was a Benjamite who lived in Jerusalem. He is mentioned in the list of the first inhabitants of Jerusalem after the return from the Babylonian exile. This list includes people from the tribes of Judah, Benjamin, Ephraim, and Manasseh who settled in the city. Uzzi's mention indicates that he was one of the Benjamites who took up residence in Jerusalem to help repopulate the city 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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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)