Uzza

This term has multiple meanings in the Bible:

1. Owner or initial planter of a garden that served as the burial place for kings Manasseh and Amon of Judah (2 Kgs 21:18, 26). The “garden of Uzza” was apparently adjacent to Manasseh’s royal residence.→ View encyclopedia entry

2. KJV spelling for Uzzah, Shimei’s son, in 1 Chronicles 6:29. See Uzzah #2.

3. Son or descendant of Ehud from Benjamin’s tribe (1 Chr 8:7), listed as an ancestor of Mordecai in extrabiblical texts.→ View encyclopedia entry

4. KJV spelling for Uzzah, Abinadab’s son, in 1 Chronicles 13:7–11. See Uzzah #1.

5. Forefather of a family of temple servants who returned to Jerusalem with Zerubbabel following the exile (Ezr 2:49; Neh 7:51).→ View encyclopedia entry

From Tyndale Bible Dictionary, adapted by Mission Mutual. CC BY-SA 4.0.

Scripture References (7)

2 Kings

1 Chronicles

Ezra

Nehemiah