Person Old Testament
Uzzi
Uzzi was a leader of the priestly family of Jedaiah during Joiakim's time. Mentioned once in Scripture, at Nehemiah 12:19.
Why it matters. Priestly leader in the days of Joiakim
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- Last reviewed
- 2026-08-30 by the FaithGraph team
About Uzzi
Uzzi was a priest who served as the head of the priestly family of Jedaiah during the time of Joiakim. Joiakim was the son of Jeshua, the high priest who returned from Babylon with Zerubbabel. Uzzi is mentioned in the list of priestly family heads during this period of rebuilding after the exile. As a leader of the Jedaiah family, Uzzi would have had important responsibilities in the priestly service at the newly rebuilt 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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Appears in Scripture
Named in 1 verse across 1 book. Occurrence data from STEPBible TIPNR (CC BY 4.0); references only, no translation text.
Nehemiah (1 verse)