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International Standard Bible Encyclopedia

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ṓ - zı̄´as :

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

(2) ( Ὀζείας , Ozeı́as , Codex Vaticanus and Swete; the King James Version has Ezias (1 Esdras 8:2), following Codex Alexandrinus Ἐζίας , Ezı́as ): An ancestor of Ezra (1 Esdras 8:2; 2 Esdras 1:2) = "Uzzi" of Ezra 7:4; 1 Chronicles 6:51 .

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

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

Bibliography Information
Orr, James, M.A., D.D. General Editor. Entry for 'Ozias'. International Standard Bible Encyclopedia. https://www.studylight.org/​encyclopedias/​eng/​isb/​o/ozias.html. 1915.
 
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