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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.
Jun 7, 2023 · 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.
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.
May 13, 2024 · As his name suggests, Uriah, “the Hittite,” would have begun his life as an outsider to Israel. Unlike his king or fellow soldiers, he was not a native Jew. Rather, Uriah descended from a group believed to have occupied present-day Syria and eastern Turkey.
Mar 27, 2024 · Uriah the Hittite was one of King David’s mighty men. The Bible depicts him as a fierce warrior and an upstanding man. However, Uriah faced an untimely end when the king lusted after...
Who was Uriah the Hittite in the Bible? 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).
Mar 13, 2024 · Uriah the Hittite is one of the least appreciated warriors in the Bible. He is known as the man King David murdered to cover up his affair with Bathsheba. Even though he is a central figure in the II Samuel 11 account, he is overshadowed by the renowned King David and the enormity of David’s sin.
Jun 23, 2014 · In this account, Bathsheba’s husband, a Hittite named Uriah, is placed on the front lines to die in battle. As you will learn, the Biblical authors present this soldier as a paragon of Israelite virtue, while offering a penetrating critique of Israel’s beloved king.
A Hittite, the husband of Bathsheba, whom David first seduced, and then after Uriah's death married. He was one of the band of David's "mighty men." The sad story of the curel wrongs inflicted upon him by David and of his mournful death are simply told in the sacred record ( 2 Samuel 11:2 - 12:26 ).
URIAH (Heb. אוּרִיָּה), the name of four biblical figures (in one case in the variant form Uriahu). The most important of these is Uriah the Hittite, listed as one of David's "heroes" in II Samuel 23:39.
