Encyclopedia entry
Michael
Disambiguation
The source enumerates 9 distinct subjects under Michael. Jump to one below, or read in order.
- 1.The title given to one of the chief angels (Dan.
- 2.The father of Sethur, the spy selected to represent Asher (Num.
- 3.1 Chr.
- 4.1 Chr.
- 5.A chief Gadite in Bashan (1 Chr.
- 6.A Manassite, “a captain of thousands” who joined David at Ziklag (1 Chr.
- 7.A Gershonite Levite (1 Chr.
- 8.The father of Omri (1 Chr.
- 9.One of the sons of king Jehoshaphat (2 Chr.
Who is like God?
Michael (1)
#The title given to one of the chief angels (Dan. 10:13, 21; 12:1). He had special charge of Israel as a nation. He disputed with Satan (Jude 1:9) about the body of Moses. He is also represented as warning against “that old serpent, called the Devil, and Satan, which deceiveth the whole world” (Rev. 12:7-9).
Michael (2)
#The father of Sethur, the spy selected to represent Asher (Num. 13:13).
Michael (3)
#1 Chr. 7:3, a chief of the tribe of Issachar.
Michael (4)
#1 Chr. 8:16, a Benjamite.
Michael (5)
#A chief Gadite in Bashan (1 Chr. 5:13).
Michael (6)
#A Manassite, “a captain of thousands” who joined David at Ziklag (1 Chr. 12:20).
Michael (7)
#A Gershonite Levite (1 Chr. 6:40).
Michael (8)
#The father of Omri (1 Chr. 27:18).
Michael (9)
#One of the sons of king Jehoshaphat (2 Chr. 21:2, 4). He was murdered by his brother Jehoram.
Also from Smith's (1884) +−
(who is like God?).
An Asherite, father of Sethur, one of the twelve spies. (Numbers 13:13) One of the Gadites who settled in the land of Bashan. (1 Chronicles 5:13) Another Gadite, ancestor of Abihail. (1 Chronicles 5:14) A Gershionite Levite, ancestor of Asaph. (1 Chronicles 6:40) One of the five sons of Izrahiah, of the tribe of Issachar. (1 Chronicles 7:3) A Benjamite of the sons of Beriah. (1 Chronicles 8:16) One of the captains of the “thousands” of Manasseh who joined David at Ziklag. (1 Chronicles 12:20) The father or ancestor of Omri, chief of the tribe of Issachar in the reign of David. (1 Chronicles 27:18) One of the sons of Jehoshaphat who were murdered by their elder brother, Jehoram. (2 Chronicles 21:2,4) The father or ancestor of Zebadiah, of the sons of Shephatiah. (Ezra 8:8) “One,” or “the first, of the chief princes” or archangels, (Daniel 10:21) as the “prince” of Israel, and in ch. (Daniel 12:1) as “the great prince which standeth” in time conflict “for the children of thy people.”
In the Bible
15
Verses where Michael is named. Berean Standard Bible (public domain).
- 1 Chronicles 5:13
Their kinsmen by families were Michael, Meshullam, Sheba, Jorai, Jacan, Zia, and Eber—seven in all.
- 1 Chronicles 5:14
These were the sons of Abihail son of Huri, the son of Jaroah, the son of Gilead, the son of Michael, the son of Jeshishai, the son of Jahdo, the son of Buz.
- 1 Chronicles 6:40
the son of Michael, the son of Baaseiah, the son of Malchijah,
- 1 Chronicles 7:3
The son of Uzzi: Izrahiah. The sons of Izrahiah: Michael, Obadiah, Joel, and Isshiah. All five of them were chiefs.
- 1 Chronicles 8:16
Michael, Ishpah, and Joha were the sons of Beriah.
- 1 Chronicles 12:20
When David went to Ziklag, these men of Manasseh defected to him: Adnah, Jozabad, Jediael, Michael, Jozabad, Elihu, and Zillethai, chiefs of thousands in Manasseh.
+9 more verses naming Michael.
Scripture on Michael
13
Michael references
27
Voices on Michael
24
Surfaced by name match — accuracy varies by title clarity.
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Sources · Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897) · Smith's Bible Dictionary (1884)
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