URI

(Uʹri) [fiery].

1. A descendant of Judah through Perez, Hezron, Caleb and Hur. Uri’s son Bezalel was a noted tabernacle craftsman.—Ex. 31:2; 35:30; 38:22; 1 Chron. 2:4, 5, 9, 18-20; 2 Chron. 1:5.

2. Father of Geber, who was one of Solomon’s food deputies.—1 Ki. 4:7, 19.

3. One of the three Levitical gatekeepers whom Ezra induced to send away their foreign wives and sons.—Ezra 10:10, 11, 24, 44.