Person Old Testament
Uzziel
Also known as Uzzielite
Uzziel, son of Kohath, was an uncle of Moses and Aaron. Mentioned in 13 verses across 4 books, first at Exodus 6:18.
Why it matters. Son of Kohath, uncle of Moses and Aaron
- Primary passages
- Last reviewed
- 2026-08-30 by the FaithGraph team
About Uzziel
Uzziel was a Levite, the son of Kohath and grandson of Levi. He was the brother of Amram, making him the uncle of Moses and Aaron. Uzziel had three sons: Mishael, Elzaphan, and Sithri. His descendants, the Uzzielites, were one of the Levite clans responsible for the care and transportation of the tabernacle. Uzziel's son Elzaphan and his brother Mishael were called by Moses to carry away the bodies of Nadab and Abihu after they offered unauthorized fire before the Lord. The descendants of Uzziel were also counted in the census of the Levites and given specific duties in the service of the tabernacle.
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
- Kohath
Appears in Scripture
Named in 13 verses across 4 books. Occurrence data from STEPBible TIPNR (CC BY 4.0); references only, no translation text.