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Uri
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia
ū´rı̄ , ōō´ri ( אוּרי , uwrı̄ ( ארי , 'ūrı̄ in 1 Kings 4:19 ), "fiery," unless the word be contracted for אוּריּה , 'ūrı̄yāh , "Uriah"):
(1) Son of Hur, and father of Bezalel (Exodus 31:2; Exodus 35:30; Exodus 38:22; 1 Chronicles 2:20; 2 Chronicles 1:5 ).
(2) Father of Geber, one of Solomon's 12 provision officers (1 Kings 4:19; the Septuagint's Codex Vaticanus and Codex Alexandrinus, Ἀδαί , Adaı́ ).
(3) A porter who had married a foreign wife (Ezra 10:24; the Septuagint's �Ωδούθ , Ōdoúth ; Codex Alexandrinus �Ωδουέ , Ōdoué ; Lucian Οὐρίας , Ourı́as ).
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Orr, James, M.A., D.D. General Editor. Entry for 'Uri'. International Standard Bible Encyclopedia. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/isb/u/uri.html. 1915.