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Arieh
The lion, the name of one of the body-guard slain with Pekahiah at Samaria (2 Kings 15:25) by the conspirator Pekah.
Also from Smith's (1884) +−
(lion). Either one of the accomplices of Pekah in his conspiracy against Pekahiah, or one of the princes of Pekahiah who was put to death with him. (2 Kings 15:20) (B.C. 757.)
In the Bible
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Verses where Arieh is named. Berean Standard Bible (public domain).
- 2 Kings 15:25
Then his officer, Pekah son of Remaliah, conspired against him along with Argob, Arieh, and fifty men of Gilead. And at the citadel of the king’s palace in Samaria, Pekah struck down and killed Pekahiah and reigned in his place.
Scripture on Arieh
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Sources · Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897) · Smith's Bible Dictionary (1884)
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