Encyclopedia entry
Ariel
Disambiguation
The source enumerates 2 distinct subjects under Ariel. Jump to one below, or read in order.
The lion of God.
Also from Smith's (1884) +−
(lion of God).
One of the “chief men” who under Ezra directed the caravan which he led back from Babylon to Jerusalem. (Ezra 8:16) (B.C. 459.) The word occurs also in reference to two Moabites slain by Benaiah. (2 Samuel 23:20; 1 Chronicles 11:22) Many regard the word as an epithet, “lion-like;” but it seems better to look upon it as a proper name, and translate “two [sons] of Ariel.” A designation given by Isaiah to the city of Jerusalem. (Isaiah 29:1,2,7) We must understand by it either “lion of God,” as the chief city, or “hearth of God,” a synonym for the altar of burnt offering. On the whole it seems most probable that, as a name given to Jerusalem, Ariel means “lion of God,” whilst the word used by Ezekiel, (Ezekiel 43:15,16) means “hearth of God.”
In the Bible
4
Verses where Ariel is named. Berean Standard Bible (public domain).
- Ezra 8:16
Then I summoned the leaders: Eliezer, Ariel, Shemaiah, Elnathan, Jarib, Elnathan, Nathan, Zechariah, and Meshullam, as well as the teachers Joiarib and Elnathan.
- Isaiah 29:1
Woe to you, O Ariel, the city of Ariel where David camped! Year upon year let your festivals recur.
- Isaiah 29:2
And I will constrain Ariel, and there will be mourning and lamentation; she will be like an altar hearth before Me.
- Isaiah 29:7
All the many nations going out to battle against Ariel— even all who war against her, laying siege and attacking her— will be like a dream, like a vision in the night,
Scripture on Ariel
5
Entries that reference Ariel
1
Ariel references
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Voices on Ariel
2
Surfaced by name match — accuracy varies by title clarity.
Sources · Hitchcock's Bible Names (1869) · Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897) · Smith's Bible Dictionary (1884)
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