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Ammiel

Easton's Bible Dictionary

1

People of God.

2

One of the twelve spies sent by Moses to search the land of Canaan (Num 13:12). He was one of the ten who perished by the plague for their unfavourable report (Num 14:37).

3

The father of Machir of Lo-debar, in whose house Mephibosheth resided (2 Sam 9:4, 5; 17:27).

4

The father of Bathsheba, the wife of Uriah, and afterwards of David (1 Chr 3:5). He is called Eliam in 2 Sam 11:3.

5

One of the sons of Obed-edom the Levite (1 Chr 26:5).

International Standard Bible Encyclopedia

am'-i-el (`ammi'el, "my kinsman is God"; (Ameiel)): A name borne by four men in the Old Testament.

(1) One of the twelve spies sent into Canaan by Moses; son of Gemalli, of the tribe of Da (Num 13:12).

(2) A Benjamite, the father of Machir, a friend of David, living at Lodebar in Gilead (2 Sam 9:4; 2 Sam 9:5; 2 Sam 17:27).

(3) Father of Bathshua (or Bathsheba), one of David's wives, who was mother of Solomon (1 Chr 3:5). In the parallel passage, 2 Sam 11:3, by transposition of the two parts of the name, he is called Eliam, meaning "my God is a kinsman."

(4) The sixth son of Obed-edom, a Levite, one of the doorkeepers of the tabernacle of God in David's life-time (1 Chr 26:5).

Edward Mack

See also

Person Ammiel (4 Mos 13,12) Person Ammiel (2 Sam 9,4) Person Ammiel (1 Chr 26,5)

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