People of the Bible

Uriel (1 Chronicles 15:5)

The name Uriel means “same as Uriah.” Uriel is mentioned in 2 verses of the Bible, first in 1 Chronicles 15:5.

Who was Uriel?

The chief of the Kohathites at the time when the ark was brought up to Jerusalem (1 Chr. 15:5, 11).

Biography adapted from Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897), public domain, linked via Theographic Bible Metadata.

Key verses about Uriel

  • 1 Chronicles 15:5

    Of the sons of Kohath; Uriel the chief, and his brethren an hundred and twenty:

  • 1 Chronicles 15:11

    And David called for Zadok and Abiathar the priests, and for the Levites, for Uriel, Asaiah, and Joel, Shemaiah, and Eliel, and Amminadab,

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