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Uriah
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Uriah (yrī`ə), husband of Bath-sheba Bath-sheba , in the Bible, wife of Uriah the Hittite. David seduced her, effected the death of her husband, and then married her. Her second son by David was Solomon.
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. An alternate form is Urias. For others called Uriah in the Bible, see Urijah Urijah , in the Bible.

1 High priest under King Ahaz. An alternate form is Uriah.

2 Prophet killed by King Jehoiakim.

3 Ancestor of a priestly family. An alternte form is Uriah.

4 Companion of Ezra.
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Uriah
Old Testament a Hittite officer, who was killed in battle on instructions from David so that he could marry Uriah's wife Bathsheba (II Samuel 11)

Uriah
letter Uriah carries David’s letter ordering his own death. [O.T.: II Samuel 11:15]
See : Treachery


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