U'ri. (fiery).
1. The father of Bezaleel, one of the architects of the Tabernacle. Exodus 31:2; Exodus 35:30; Exodus 38:22; 1 Chronicles 2:20; 2 Chronicles 1:5. He was of the tribe of Judah, and grandson of Caleb ben-Hezron. (B.C. 1491).
2. The father of Geber, Solomon's commissariat officer in Gilead. 1 Kings 4:19. (B.C. before 1010).
3. One of the gatekeepers of the Temple in the time of Ezra. Ezra 10:24. (B.C. 458).
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