According to the
Torah
The Torah (; hbo, ''Tōrā'', "Instruction", "Teaching" or "Law") is the compilation of the first five books of the Hebrew Bible, namely the books of Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers and Deuteronomy. In that sense, Torah means the s ...
, Uzziel ( he, עֻזִּיאֵל, ''ʿUzzîʾēl''; meaning ''
El is my strength'' or ''God is my strength'') was the father of
Mishael Mishael ( he, מישאל, "who is like God") or Misael may refer to:
Biblical figures
*Mishael (son of Uzziel), cousin of Moses, Aaron, and Miriam
*Original Hebrew name of Meshach
People Misael
*Misael (footballer, born 1987), full name Misael Sil ...
,
Elzaphan, and
Zithri, and was a son of
Kohath
According to the Torah, Kehath ( he, קְהָת, ''Qəhāṯ'') or Kohath was one of the sons of Levi and the patriarchal founder of the Kehathites, one of the four main divisions of the Levites in biblical times. In some apocryphal texts, such ...
and grandson of
Levi
Levi (; ) was, according to the Book of Genesis, the third of the six sons of Jacob and Leah (Jacob's third son), and the founder of the Israelite Tribe of Levi (the Levites, including the Kohanim) and the great-grandfather of Aaron, Moses and ...
, consequently being the brother of
Amram
In the Book of Exodus, Amram (; ) is the husband of Jochebed and father of Aaron, Moses and Miriam.
In the Bible
In addition to being married to Jochebed, Amram is also described in the Bible as having been related to Jochebed prior to the ...
and uncle of
Aaron
According to Abrahamic religions, Aaron ''′aharon'', ar, هارون, Hārūn, Greek ( Septuagint): Ἀαρών; often called Aaron the priest ()., group="note" ( or ; ''’Ahărōn'') was a prophet, a high priest, and the elder brother ...
,
Miriam
Miriam ( he, מִרְיָם ''Mīryām'', lit. 'Rebellion') is described in the Hebrew Bible as the daughter of Amram and Jochebed, and the older sister of Moses and Aaron. She was a prophetess and first appears in the Book of Exodus.
The To ...
, and
Moses. Uzziel is portrayed in the text as the founder of the ''Uzzielite'' faction of
Levites
Levites (or Levi) (, he, ''Lǝvīyyīm'') are Jewish males who claim patrilineal descent from the Tribe of Levi. The Tribe of Levi descended from Levi, the third son of Jacob and Leah. The surname ''Halevi'', which consists of the Hebrew de ...
; however, despite Uzziel supposedly being Kohath's son, and Elzaphan's father, on some occasions the