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Jeiel

Snatched away by God.

  1. Jeiel (1)

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    A descendant of Benjamin (1 Chr. 9:35; 8:29).

  2. Jeiel (2)

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    One of the Levites who took part in praising God on the removal of the ark to Jerusalem (1 Chr. 16:5).

  3. Jeiel (3)

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    2 Chr. 29:13. A Levite of the sons of Asaph.

  4. Jeiel (4)

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    2 Chr. 26:11. A scribe.

  5. Jeiel (5)

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    1 Chr. 5:7. A Reubenite chief.

  6. Jeiel (6)

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    One of the chief Levites, who made an offering for the restoration of the Passover by Josiah (2 Chr. 35:9).

  7. Jeiel (7)

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    Ezra 8:13.

  8. Jeiel (8)

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    Ezra 10:43.

Also from Smith's (1884) +

(treasured of God).

A Reubenite of the house of Joel. (1 Chronicles 5:7) A Merarite Levite, one of the gate-keepers to the sacred tent. (1 Chronicles 15:18) His duty was also to play the harp, ver. (1 Chronicles 15:21) or the psaltery and harp, (1 Chronicles 16:5) in the service before the ark. (B.C. 1043.) A Gershonite Levite, one of the Bene-Asaph, forefather of Jahaziel in the time of King Jehoshaphat. (2 Chronicles 20:14) (B.C. 910.) The scribe who kept the account of the numbers of King Uzziah’s irregular predatory warriors. (2 Chronicles 26:11) (B.C. 803.) A Gershonite Levite, one of the Bene-Elizaphan. (2 Chronicles 29:13) One of the chiefs of the Levites in the time of Josiah. (2 Chronicles 35:9) (B.C. 623.) One of the Bene-Adonikam who formed part of the caravan of Ezra from Babylon to Jerusalem. (Ezra 8:13) (B.C. 459.) A layman of the Bene-Nebo, who had taken a foreign wife and had to relinquish her. (Ezra 10:43) (B.C. 459.)

In the Bible

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Verses where Jeiel is named. Berean Standard Bible (public domain).

  • 1 Chronicles 5:7

    His relatives by their clans are recorded in their genealogy: Jeiel the chief, Zechariah,

  • 1 Chronicles 8:29

    Jeiel the father of Gibeon lived in Gibeon. His wife’s name was Maacah,

  • 1 Chronicles 9:35

    Jeiel the father of Gibeon lived in Gibeon. His wife’s name was Maacah.

  • 1 Chronicles 11:44

    Uzzia the Ashterathite, Shama and Jeiel the sons of Hotham the Aroerite,

  • 1 Chronicles 15:18

    and with them their brothers next in rank: Zechariah, Jaaziel, Shemiramoth, Jehiel, Unni, Eliab, Benaiah, Maaseiah, Mattithiah, Eliphelehu, Mikneiah, and the gatekeepers Obed-edom and Jeiel.

  • 1 Chronicles 15:21

    And Mattithiah, Eliphelehu, Mikneiah, Obed-edom, Jeiel, and Azaziah were to lead the music with lyres according to Sheminith.

+7 more verses naming Jeiel.

Entries that reference Jeiel

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Sources · Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897) · Smith's Bible Dictionary (1884)

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