Uzzah

Uzzah

: "For pre-Islamic goddess, see Uzza"

According to the Tanakh, Uzzah [Meaning strength] (fl. 1010 BC) was an Israelite whose death is associated with touching the Ark of the Covenant. He was the 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. [; bibleverse|1|Chronicles|13:6-13|131]

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