Uriel אוּרִיאֵל
Kohathite leader who helped bring the ark to Jerusalem
Who is Uriel in the Bible?
Uriel was a Kohathite leader during King David's reign who played a crucial role in bringing the ark of the covenant to Jerusalem (1 Chronicles 15:5, 15:11). He was summoned by David along with other Levite leaders to assist in this sacred task, and after consecrating themselves, Uriel and his fellow Levites successfully transported the ark to its new resting place in the City of David on the second attempt. His participation in this significant religious ceremony demonstrates his importance as a spiritual leader among the Kohathite clan during Israel's unified monarchy.
Biography
Uriel was a leader of the Kohathite clan during the reign of King David. He is mentioned as one of the Levites whom David summoned to help bring the ark of the covenant to Jerusalem. Uriel, along with other Levite leaders, consecrated themselves to carry the ark on the second attempt after the first failed. He played an important role in this sacred task of transporting the ark to its new resting place in the City of David.
In Scripture
1 biblical book1 Chronicles 2 verses
- 1 Chronicles 15:5
"From the Kohathites, Uriel the chief and 120 of his relatives;"
- 1 Chronicles 15:11
"David summoned the priests Zadok and Abiathar and the Levites Uriel, Asaiah, Joel, Shemaiah, Eliel, and Amminadab."
Names & Aliases
| Form | Language | Script |
|---|---|---|
| Named | Hebrew | אוּרִיאֵל |
Uriel (2)
archangel" for the King James Version "Uriel the archangel," but elsewhere known as one of the four chief archangels. He was the angel who instructed Ezra (2 Esdras 4:1; 5:20; 10:28). In Enoch 20:2 Uriel is the angel who is "over the world and Tartarus" (ho epi tou kosmou kai tou tartarou), and as such is the conductor to Enoch in the world below, the secrets of which he explains. Compare also (Greek) 19:1; 21:5. In the (Latin) "Life of Adam and Eve," 48 (ed. W. Meyer in Abhand. d. Bayer. Akad. der Wiss., XIV, 1878, 250), Uriel (Oriel) accompanied Michael when at God's bidding he wrapped the bodies of Adam and Abel in three linen sheets and buried them in Paradise. In the lost "Prayer of Joseph" Uriel is the angel who wrestles and converses with Jacob and knows the secrets of heaven (as in Enoch those of Tartarus), but stands only 8th in rank, whereas in (Greek) Enoch 20:2 ff he is the 1st of the six (or seven) archangels. In Sib Or 2:229 he is entrusted with the judgment of the Titans. Compare Milton, Paradise Lost, III, 690, "regent of the sun, and held the sharpest sighted Spirit of all in heaven."
(2) "Urier" the King James Version = the Revised Version (British and American) and the King James Version margin "Jeremiel."
S. Angus
See URIAH, URIJAH.
u'-rim and thum'-im (ha-'urim weha-tummim (article omitted in Ezr 2:63; Ne 7:65