UZZIEL uz’ ĭ əl (עֻזִּיאֵ֑ל, God is strength). 1. A grandson of Levi, the fourth of Kohath’s sons (Exod 6:18, 22; Lev 10:4). Another was Amram, the ancestor of Moses and Aaron. The children of Uzziel were Mishael, Elzaphan, and Sithri (Exod 6:22). The family of the Uzzielites are mentioned in company with the Kohathites, who encamped on the S side of the Tabernacle with Elizaphan, the son of Uzziel, as head of the families of Kohathites (Num 3:30). To them was entrusted the care of “the ark, the table, the lampstand, the altars, the vessels of the sanctuary with which the priests minister, and the screen, all the services pertaining to these” (Num 3:31). Members of this family were among the Levites who assisted David in bringing the Ark to Jerusalem (1 Chron 15:10). They were also given special assignments in David’s preparatory arrangements for the Temple ritual (1 Chron 23:12, 20; 24:24).

2. One of four sons of Ishi the Simeonite. Uzziel was one of the leaders of a band of 500 Simeonites who engaged the Amalekites at Mt. Seir in a decisive battle, and came out victorious. The Simeonites extended their boundary to include that of the vanquished foe.

3. A Levite of the family of Jeduthun who responded to Hezekiah’s command to cleanse the Temple (2 Chron 29:14ff.). They spent fifteen days at their task, part of which was to restore the vessels discarded by Ahaz.

4. One who founded a Benjaminite family (1 Chron 7:7). He was one of five sons of Bela, and is referred to as a warrior. The genealogy of this family totaled twenty-two thousand and thirty-four.

5. An instrumentalist of the sons of Heman in the musical organization developed by David in preparation for the ritual to be used in the Temple (1 Chron 25:4). The group played lyres, harps, and cymbals.

6. A goldsmith, the son of Harhaiah, who helped Nehemiah in rebuilding the walls of Jerusalem (Neh 3:8).