Uriah the Hittite enters the story as the husband of Bathsheba, a woman of striking beauty who caught King David's eye. Identified as one of David's thirty mighty men, Uriah bore a name that likely means the light of God. His character shines through as a paragon of virtue when, upon David's order to return home and be with his wife, Uriah refused, citing his dedication to the army and the Ark, unwilling to indulge in personal comfort while his comrades were in the field. This act of honor stood in stark contrast to David's own absence from battle. Likely a contemporary and friend of Eliam, Bathsheba's father, Uriah had married the young woman, who was probably around twenty years old at the time of the incident, having been wed for no more than a few years. Tragically, after David's illicit encounter with Bathsheba resulted in her pregnancy, David orchestrated Uriah's death in battle, a dark scheme to cover the sin.