Uriah

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Uriah or Uriyah (Hebrew: אוּרִיָּה, Modern Uriyya, Tiberian ʼÛriyyā; "my light is Yahweh") "flame of God" was the name of several men in the Hebrew Bible. It may refer to:

People

From the Bible

• Uriah the Hittite, a soldier in King David's army in the Books of Samuel
• Uriah, a priest under Ahaz in the Books of Kings
• Urijah, a prophet murdered by Jehoiakim in the Book of Jeremiah
• Uriah, a priest and the father of Meremoth in the Book of Ezra and Book of Nehemiah
• Uriah, a priest whom God offers to call as a witness in the Book of Isaiah

Other people

• Uriah Asante (1992-2016), Ghanaian footballer
• Uriah T. Downs (1880-1941), American politician
• Uriah Duffy (born 1975), American bassist
• Urijah Faber (born 1979), American mixed martial arts fighter
• Uriah Hall (born 1982), Jamaican mixed martial arts fighter
• Uriah Levy (1792–1862), American naval commander
• Uriah Rennie (born 1959), English football referee
• Uriah Rose (1834–1913), American lawyer
• Uriah Smith Stephens (1821–1882), American labor leader
• Uriah Tracy (1755–1807), American politician
• Uriah Smith (1832-1903) American Photographer
• Uriah Rodriguez (born 1973) American singer

Other uses

• Uriah, Alabama
• Uriah Heep, fictional character in the 1850 novel David Copperfield by Charles Dickens
• Uriah Heep (band), British rock band
• Uriah Pedrad, fictional character of the Divergent trilogy by Veronica Roth.