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Uzziel
UZZIEL, UZZIELITE (ŭ-zī'ĕl, ŭ-zī'ĕl-īt, Heb. ‘uzzî’ēl, God is strength)
1. A Levite, son of Kohath (
2. A captain in the days of Hezekiah from the tribe of Simeon, son of Ishi (
3. One of Bela’s sons and head of a Benjamite family (
4. One of David’s musicians, a son of Heman (
5. One of the sons of Jeduthun, a Levite, who, heeding King Hezekiah’s commandment, assisted in cleansing the temple (
6. The son of Harhaiah, a goldsmith, who aided Nehemiah in repairing the walls of Jerusalem (
Anyone who descended from Uzziel the Levite was known as an Uzzielite. This group is referred to in several places (

2. One of four sons of Ishi the Simeonite. Uzziel was one of the leaders of a band of 500 Simeonites who engaged the Amalekites at Mt. Seir in a decisive battle, and came out victorious. The Simeonites extended their boundary to include that of the vanquished foe.
3. A Levite of the family of Jeduthun who responded to Hezekiah’s command to cleanse the Temple (
4. One who founded a Benjaminite family (
5. An instrumentalist of the sons of Heman in the musical organization developed by David in preparation for the ritual to be used in the Temple (
6. A goldsmith, the son of Harhaiah, who helped Nehemiah in rebuilding the walls of Jerusalem (
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (1915)
u-zi’-el, uz’-i-el, oo’-zi-el (`uzzi’el, "El (God) is my strength"):
(2) A Simeonite captain (
(3) Head of a Benjamite (or according to Curtis a Zebulunite) family (
(4) A Hemanite musician (
See Azarel.
(5) A Levite "son" of Jeduthun (
(6) A goldsmith who joined in repairing the wall of Jerusalem (
(7) The reading of Septuagint (Oziel) for Jahaziel in
See Jahaziel, (3).