Uriah the Hittite

Uriah the Hittite

Uriah the Hittite (Hebrew: אוּרִיָּה הַחִתִּי‎ ʾŪrīyyā haḤīttī) is a minor figure in the Hebrew Bible, mentioned in the Books of Samuel and the Books of Kings, an elite soldier in the army of David, king of Israel and Judah, and the husband of Bathsheba, the daughter of Eliam. While Uriah was serving in David's army abroad, David, from the roof of his palace, looked down on his city and spied upon Bathsheba bathing in the privacy of her courtyard. Moved by lust at the sight of her, David called for Bathsheba to be brought to him and slept with her, impregnating her. In an effort to hide his misdeeds, David called Uriah home from war, hoping that he and Bathsheba would sleep with each other and that he would be able to pass the child off as belonging to Uriah. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Uriah the Hittite is the 3,999th most popular politician (down from 2,736th in 2019). (down from 324th in 2019)

Uriah the Hittite is most famous for being the husband of Bathsheba, who was the wife of King David.