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Ut

Other • Both
Ut is identified in the supplied source only by the gloss “wooded.” No further biblical information is provided.

Uta

People & Groups • Inter-testament
Uta was the name of a family whose descendants returned with Zerubbabel according to 1 Esdras. The name is absent from the parallel lists in Ezra and Nehemiah.

Uthai

People & Groups • Old Testament
Uthai was the name of two men: a descendant of Judah and a son of Bigvai who returned from exile. The sources also connect the latter with the form Uthi.

Uthii

People & Groups • Inter-testament
Uthii is the form used in 1 Esdras for Uthai, the son of Bigvai who returned from the Babylonian exile. It corresponds to a name in the Ezra lists.

UTTERMOST

Other • Both
Uttermost means the farthest, greatest, or most distant extent. It is an emphatic form related to “utmost” and “outermost,” used in older English Bible translations for extreme limits or distance.

Uz

People & Groups • Old Testament
Uz was the name of several individuals or ancestral figures, including a son of Aram, a Horite leader of Edom, and a son of Nahor. The name is also connected with the land where Job lived.

Uz, The land of

Places & Geography • Old Testament
The land of Uz was the homeland of Job. It was probably located east or southeast of Palestine and north of Edom, though its precise boundaries are uncertain.

Uzai

People & Groups • Old Testament
Uzai was the father of Palal, who helped Nehemiah repair the wall of Jerusalem. He is mentioned only in the rebuilding account.

Uzal

Places & Geography • Old Testament
Uzal was a son of Joktan and the name of a place associated with his descendants. It is commonly connected with an ancient city in Yemen, later known as San’a.

Uzza

Places & Geography • Old Testament
Uzza was a garden or burial place near Jerusalem where Manasseh and his son Amon were buried. It may have been attached to the royal palace grounds.

Uzza, Or Uzzah

People & Groups • Old Testament
Uzza, or Uzzah, was the son of Abinadab who accompanied the ark when David brought it toward Jerusalem. He died after touching the ark when the oxen stumbled, highlighting the requirement that it be transported according to God’s appointed order.

Uzza, The Garden Of

Places & Geography • Old Testament
The Garden of Uzza was the place where Manasseh and Amon, kings of Judah, were buried. Its exact location is unknown, but it was associated with Manasseh’s palace.
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