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Uriah .) Urijah is the name of several men from the Bible . The word, which means the Lord is my light ( Hebrew : Uriyahu ), also appears in an abbreviated form as Uriah (Hebrew: Uriyah ) 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. One of the priests who stood at the right hand of Ezra 's pulpit when he read and expounded the law (Neh. 8:4). A prophet of Kirjath-jearim in the reign of Jehoiakim , king of Judah (Jer. 26:20-23). He fled into Egypt from the cruelty of the king, but having been brought back he was beheaded and his body "cast into the graves of the common people." This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain : Easton, Matthew George (1897). Easton's Bible Dictionary (New and revised ed.). Nelson and Sons. : Missing or empty |title= ( help ) v t e Topics referred to by the same term This disambiguation page lists prophet articles associated with the title Uriah . If an internal link incorrectly led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article.1
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Urijah (or Uriah in many English translations) is a prophet mentioned in Jeremiah 26:20-23.He is described as being the son of Shemaiah from Kirjath-jearim . During the reign of Jehoiakim , king of Judah , he fled into Egypt from the cruelty of the king, but having been brought back he was beheaded and his body "cast into the graves of the common people."
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Uriah (or Urijah in some older English translations) is a prophet mentioned in the Book of Jeremiah . ( 26:20–23 ) He is described as being the son of Shemaiah from Kiriath-Jearim . During the reign of Jehoiakim , king of Judah , he fled into Egypt from the cruelty of the king, but having been brought back he was beheaded and his body "cast into the graves of the common people."
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Biblical prophet, son of Shemaiah This article is about the prophet in the Book of Jeremiah .Uriah (or Urijah in some older English translations) is a prophet and martyr mentioned in the Book of Jeremiah .
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prophet and martyr mentioned in the book of jeremiah
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