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The same name traced across the biblical canon and the Second Temple texts, side by side.
Ucal (Man living at the time of United Monarchy)
Agur's sayings in Proverbs 30 are addressed to Ithiel and Ucal. Many scholars read the Hebrew there as no names at all but Agur saying how worn out he is, so Ucal may never have been a person.
Agur's sayings in Proverbs 30 are addressed to Ithiel and Ucal. Many scholars read the Hebrew there as no names at all but Agur saying how worn out he is, so Ucal may never have been a person.
One of two men, along with Ithiel, named as recipients of Agur's sayings that open Proverbs 30 (Proverbs 30:1). Many modern scholars read the underlying Hebrew not as proper names at all but as a statement of Agur's exhaustion, something closer to "I am weary, God, I am weary and worn out," which makes Ucal's status as a real historical person doubtful.
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- Proverbs 30:1
