Uriel

Person

Uriel (meaning: God is my light) is the name of two men in the Old Testament. (1) A Levite of the family of Kohath, ancestor of the prophet Samuel, listed in the genealogy of 1 Chronicles 6:24. (2) The chief of the Kohathites — one hundred and twenty of his brethren — whom David summoned to assist in bringing the ark of the covenant from the house of Obed-edom to Jerusalem (1 Chr. 15:5, 11). This Uriel is the most prominent of the two, as his leadership of the Kohathite levitical order placed him at the center of the great liturgical procession David organized for the ark's transfer.

A third person named Uriel (or Michaiah, as the son) appears as the father of Maachah (or Michaiah), the favorite wife of King Rehoboam of Judah and mother of Abijah (2 Chr. 13:2). His connection to Gibeah of Benjamin is noted in this reference.