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Person Old Testament

Uzziah

Uzziah, a descendant of Judah, resettled in Jerusalem after the Babylonian exile. Mentioned once in Scripture, at Nehemiah 11:4.

Why it matters. Judahite who resettled in Jerusalem after the exile

Primary passages
Last reviewed
2026-08-30 by the FaithGraph team

About Uzziah

Uzziah was a descendant of Perez, son of Judah. He is mentioned in the list of people who resettled in Jerusalem after returning from the Babylonian captivity. Uzziah is described as a valiant warrior, indicating he was a man of strength and skill. He was among the first Judahites to resettle in Jerusalem and help rebuild the city and its community 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

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.

Parents
Zechariah
Children
Athaiah

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)

    11:4

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