Uriah Summary
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Uriah was a priest during the reign of King Ahaz who followed the king's instructions in building a new altar based on a pagan model from Damascus.
priest who built an altar in the pattern seen in Damascus (2KI 16:10)
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· Also called or Urijah, the Lord is my light or fire
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· Also called · H223 G4043 · 2KI 16:10 y-h-v-h is [my] flame, light
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uriyah · H223 · 2KI 16:10 y-h-v-h is [my] flame, light
- he אוּרִיָּה · H0223G
- el Ουριαν Ourian · G4043 · 2KI 16:10
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Uriah Article
STEPBible TIPNR
Uriah was a priest who served during the reign of King Ahaz of Judah (2Ki 16:10-16; Isa 8:2). When Ahaz visited Damascus to meet with the Assyrian king Tiglath-pileser, he saw a pagan altar that impressed him. Ahaz sent a model of the altar to Uriah, instructing him to build a replica in Jerusalem. Uriah faithfully followed the king's instructions and built the altar. Upon Ahaz's return, the king made offerings on the new altar and modified the temple's ritual to accommodate it, displacing the bronze altar prescribed by God. Uriah's compliance with the king's orders, despite their departure from proper worship, reflects the religious compromise and syncretism that characterized Ahaz's reign. The prophet Isaiah mentions Uriah as a witness to his prophecy about the coming Immanuel (Isa 8:2), suggesting that Uriah was a recognized figure in Jerusalem's priestly community.
Urijah 1 Dictionary
Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897)
A high priest in the time of Ahaz (2 Kings 16:10-16), at whose bidding he constructed an idolatrous altar like one the king had seen at Damascus, to be set up instead of the brazen altar.
Sources: BibleData (CC BY 4.0, Urijah_1) · STEPBible TIPNR (CC BY 4.0, Uriah@2Ki.16.10-Isa) · Theographic Bible Metadata (CC BY-SA 4.0, urijah_2903)