Uriah the Hittite

Uriah the Hittite

Uriah the Hittite (Hebrew: אוּרִיָּה הַחִתִּי‎ ʾŪrīyyā haḤītī) is a minor figure in the Hebrew Bible, mentioned in the Books of Samuel, 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. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Uriah the Hittite has received more than 1,135,415 page views. His biography is available in 27 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 25 in 2019). Uriah the Hittite is the 2,773rd most popular politician (up from 3,215th in 2019).

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