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Ozias

Easton's Bible Dictionary

Son of Joram (Matt 1:8); called also Uzziah (2 Kgs 15:32, 34).

International Standard Bible Encyclopedia

o-zi'-as:

(1) (Ozeias, Ozias, Codex Vaticanus a b): The son of Micah, a Simeonite, one of the 3 rulers of Bethulia in the days of Judithh (Judithh 6:15,16; 7:23; 8:9 ff; 10:6).

(2) (Ozeias, Codex Vaticanus and Swete; the King James Version has Ezias (1 Esdras 8:2), following Codex Alexandrinus Ezias): An ancestor of Ezra (1 Esdras 8:2; 2 Esdras 1:2) equals "Uzzi" of Ezra 7:4; 1 Chr 6:51.

(3) Head of a family of temple-servants who returned with Zerubbabel (1 Esdras 5:31) equals "Uzza" of Ezra 2:49; Neh 7:51.

(4) Greek form of UZZIAH (which see) in Matt 1:8; Matt 1:9 the King James Version. A king of Judah.

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