Encyclopedia entry
Mishael
Disambiguation
The source enumerates 2 distinct subjects under Mishael. Jump to one below, or read in order.
Who is like God!
Mishael (1)
#A Levite; the eldest of the three sons of Uzziel (Ex. 6:22).
Mishael (2)
#One of the three Hebrew youths who were trained with Daniel in Babylon (Dan. 1:11, 19), and promoted to the rank of Magi. He and his companions were afterwards cast into the burning fiery furnace for refusing to worship the idol the king had set up, from which they were miraculously delivered (3:13-30). His Chaldean name was Meshach (q.v.).
Also from Smith's (1884) +−
(who is what God is?).
One of the sons of Uzziel, the uncle of Aaron and Moses. (Exodus 6:22) when Nadab and Abihu were struck dead for offering strange fire, Mishael and his brother Elzaphan, at the command of Moses, removed their bodies from the sanctuary, and buried them without the camp, their loose-fitting tunics serving for winding-sheets. (Leviticus 10:4,5) One of those who stood at Ezra’s left hand when he read the law to the people. (Nehemiah 8:4) [Meshach]
In the Bible
8
Verses where Mishael is named. Berean Standard Bible (public domain).
- Daniel 1:6
Among these young men were some from Judah: Daniel, Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah.
- Daniel 1:7
The chief official gave them new names: To Daniel he gave the name Belteshazzar; to Hananiah, Shadrach; to Mishael, Meshach; and to Azariah, Abednego.
- Daniel 1:11
Then Daniel said to the steward whom the chief official had appointed over Daniel, Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah,
- Daniel 1:19
And the king spoke with them, and among all the young men he found no one equal to Daniel, Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah. So they entered the king’s service.
- Daniel 2:17
Then Daniel returned to his house and explained the matter to his friends Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah,
- Exodus 6:22
The sons of Uzziel were Mishael, Elzaphan, and Sithri.
+2 more verses naming Mishael.
Scripture on Mishael
5
Mishael references
17
Sources · Hitchcock's Bible Names (1869) · Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897) · Smith's Bible Dictionary (1884)
Public-domain text. Modernized only where archaic spelling impedes reading; original facts preserved. Verify against an authoritative modern reference before quoting.