Man living at the time of Exile and Return
Uzza was an ancestor of temple servants who returned from Babylonian exile.
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Uzza is mentioned as an ancestor of some of the temple servants (Nethinim) who returned to Jerusalem from the Babylonian captivity. These servants were likely descendants of people who had been assigned by David and the leaders to assist the Levites in the temple service. The list in Ezra and Nehemiah records those who came back to help rebuild Jerusalem and restore the temple worship after the exile.
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2 verses in 2 books · English text: BSB (change it from the menu at the top) · Strong’s H5798
the descendants of Uzza, the descendants of Paseah, the descendants of Besai,
the descendants of Gazzam, the descendants of Uzza, the descendants of Paseah,
Names, family links and references: STEPBible TIPNR (Tyndale House Cambridge, CC BY 4.0). Short descriptions were drafted with AI assistance by STEPBible. Family links follow STEPBible’s scholarly decisions where genealogies are ambiguous.