Uriah
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Uriah or Uriyah (Hebrew: אוּרִיָּה, Modern: Uriyya, Tiberian: ʼÛriyyā, 'my light is Yahweh', 'flame of God') is a Hebrew given name. It may refer to:
People[edit]
In the Bible[edit]
- Uriah the Hittite, a soldier in King David's army in the Books of Samuel
- Uriah, a priest under Ahaz in the Books of Kings
- Uriah (prophet), a prophet murdered by Jehoiakim in the Book of Jeremiah
- Uriah, a priest and the father of Meremoth in the Book of Ezra (8:33) and Book of Nehemiah (3:4, 21)
- Uriah, a priest whom God offers to call as a witness in the Book of Isaiah (8:2)
Other people[edit]
- Uriah F. Abshier (1849-1934), American politician and businessman
- Uriah Asante (1992–2016), Ghanaian footballer
- Uriah Duffy (born 1975), American bassist
- Urijah Faber (born 1979), American mixed martial arts fighter
- Uriah Hall (born 1984), Jamaican mixed martial arts fighter
- Uriah P. Levy (1792–1862), American naval commander
- Uriah Rennie (born 1959), English football referee
- Uriah M. Rose (1834–1913), American lawyer
- Uriah Smith (1832–1903) American photographer
- Uriah Smith Stephens (1821–1882), American labor leader
- Uriah Tracy (1755–1807), American politician
Other uses[edit]
- Uriah, Alabama, unincorporated community, United States
- Uriah Heep, fictional character in the 1850 novel David Copperfield by Charles Dickens
- Uriah Heep (band), British rock band
- Uriah Pedrad, fictional character of the Divergent trilogy by Veronica Roth
- Uriah, a supporting character in Half-Life 2: Episode Two
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