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UZZAH — (Heb. עֻזָּה, עֻזָּא), the son of Abinadab (in, II Sam. 6:3; cf. I Chron. 13:7). When David brought up the Ark of the Lord from the house of Abinadab on the hill in Baalah (II Sam. 6:2) or Kiriath Jearim (I Sam. 7:1; I Chron. 13:5–6), Uzzah and… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
Uzzah — Strength, a son of Abinadab, in whose house the men of Kirjath jearim placed the ark when it was brought back from the land of the Philistines (1 Sam. 7:1). He with his brother Ahio drove the cart on which the ark was placed when David sought… … Easton's Bible Dictionary
Perez-uzzah — The breach of Uzzah, a place where God burst forth upon Uzzah, so that he died, when he rashly took hold of the ark (2 Sam. 6:6 8). It was not far from Kirjath jearim (q.v.) … Easton's Bible Dictionary
2 Samuel 6 — 1 Again, David gathered together all the chosen men of Israel, thirty thousand. 2 And David arose, and went with all the people that were with him from Baale of Judah, to bring up from thence the ark of God, whose name is called by the name of… … The King James version of the Bible
GOD — IN THE BIBLE The Bible is not a single book, but a collection of volumes composed by different authors living in various countries over a period of more than a millennium. In these circumstances, divergencies of emphasis (cf. Kings with… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
ABINADAB — (Heb. אֲבִינָדָב; my (or the ) Divine Father is generous ; the root נדב is a common element in West Semitic names), the father of Eleazar, Aḥio, and Uzzah, who resided in Kiriath Jearim. The ark was brought to Abinadab s home after its wanderings … Encyclopedia of Judaism
ARK OF THE COVENANT — (Heb. אֲרוֹן הַבְּרִית, אֲרוֹן הָעֲדוּת (aron ha berit, aron ha [i]ʿedut[/i]), the chest which stood in the Holy of Holies, and in which the tables of the covenant were kept. Designations The modifying phrases qualifying the word ark are numerous … Encyclopedia of Judaism
OBED-EDOM — (Heb. עֹבֵד אֱדוֹם; the servant of adam (the deity?) ), the name of two biblical figures. (1) The Gittite to whose house the ark of the Lord was transferred after the death of Uzzah (II Sam. 6:10ff.; I Chron. 13:13–14). Uzzah had died after… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
ZADOK — (Heb. צָדוֹק, righteous ), priest in the time of king david . Zadok established a high priestly dynasty which continued until approximately 171 B.C.E., both in the First and Second Temple periods. He first appears, together with abiathar , as the … Encyclopedia of Judaism
Ark of the Covenant — The Ark of the Covenant (). Rashi and some Midrashim suggest that there were two arks a temporary one made by Moses, and a later one made by Bezalel.Hertz 1936] The Biblical account relates that during the trip of the Israelites, the Ark was… … Wikipedia
