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Uzzi

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Uzzi (Hebrew: עזי, ʻUzzī; "forceful") (fl. 2763-2843 AM) was the sixth high priest of Israel and an ancestor of Ezra. (1_Chronicles 6:5,51 , Ezra 7:1-5 )

 
Eleazar
 
 
 
 
Phinehas
 
 
 
 
Abishua
 
 
 
 
Bukki
 
 
 
 
Uzzi

Uzzi is one of three high priests of the line of Eleazar who held the office between the death of Phinehas (2603 AM) and the investiture of Eli (2843 AM).[1] Each of these three men is estimated to have held the office for eighty years. Uzzi held the high priesthood during the careers of Judges Gideon, Tola, and Jair.


Preceded by
Bukki
High priest
2763 AM1240 BC
2520 He
2763 AM
2843 AM1160 BC
2600 He
2843 AM
Succeeded by
Eli

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References

  1. Josephus, Antiquities, 5.11.5.361-2
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