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  2. Uriah the Hittite (Hebrew: אוּרִיָּה הַחִתִּי ‎ ʾŪrīyyā haḤītī) is a minor figure in the Hebrew Bible, mentioned in the Books of Samuel, an elite soldier in the army of David, king of Israel and Judah, and the husband of Bathsheba, the daughter of Eliam. While Uriah was serving in David's army abroad, David, from the ...

  3. Uriah was a Hittite who worshipped the God of Israel. His name means “light of Yahweh” or “flame of God.” Uriah joined Israel’s army and became one of David’s elite soldiers. He was very faithful in his duties, to God, the king, his army commander and to Israel at large.

  4. Jun 7, 2023 · Answer. Uriah was a Hittite who had become part of King David’s mighty men; he is most known for being the husband of Bathsheba. There is much we can learn from Uriah and the account involving him. We assume that all who were counted among David’s mighty men were men David deemed to be trustworthy.

  5. May 13, 2024 · David may be regarded as “a man after God’s own heart.”. Still, in this story, the integrity, loyalty, and honor of Uriah the Hittite, an outsider to Israel, far overshadow the lust and betrayal of Israel’s greatest king. Photo Credit: Public domain portrait by Pieter Lastman via Wikimedia Commons.

  6. Mar 27, 2024 · Uriah was a loyal and honorable soldier who served King David, but was betrayed and killed by the king's lust for his wife. Learn who Uriah was, what his name means, and what we can learn from his story in 2 Samuel 11.

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  7. Mar 27, 2024 · Uriah the Hittite was a loyal soldier and a Hittite convert who married Bathsheba, a native Israelite. He was killed by King David, who coveted his wife and committed adultery and murder, according to 2 Samuel 11-12.

  8. Uriah the Hittite was one of David's "mighty men," or elite warriors, a group of men who distinguished themselves with achievements on the battlefield (2 Samuel 23:8–39). However, Uriah is best known for being the man David commanded to be killed in order to cover up the fact that David impregnated Uriah's wife, Bathsheba (2 Samuel 11—12).

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