People of the Bible

Urijah (Nehemiah 8:4)

Urijah is mentioned in 1 verse of the Bible, first in Nehemiah 8:4.

Who was Urijah?

One of the priests who stood at the right hand of Ezra’s pulpit when he read and expounded the law (Neh. 8:4).

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

Key verses about Urijah

  • Nehemiah 8:4

    And Ezra the scribe stood upon a pulpit of wood, which they had made for the purpose; and beside him stood Mattithiah, and Shema, and Anaiah, and Urijah, and Hilkiah, and Maaseiah, on his right hand; and on his left hand, Pedaiah, and Mishael, and Malchiah, and Hashum, and Hashbadana, Zechariah, and Meshullam.

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