Lux Domini

Biblical place

Where was Perez-uzzah?

Biblical place identified in the local geography layer with Jerusalem.

First appears in 2 Samuel 6:8 · 2 books · 2 chapters

Overview

The breach of Uzzah, a place where God “burst forth upon Uzzah, so that he died,” when he rashly “took hold” of the ark (2 Sam. 6:6-8). It was not far from Kirjath-jearim (q. v. ). Modern identification: Jerusalem.

Perez-uzzah is represented in the local geography layer as Jerusalem. In this repository’s biblical text, the place first appears in 2 Samuel 6:8 and is mentioned across 2 books, with 2 verse references collected into the glossary index.

Key passages

Appears in

2 Samuel

1 chapter · 1 verse mention

1 Chronicles

1 chapter · 1 verse mention