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Ammiel

עַמִּיאֵל/AM-ee-el/

People of God, or my kinsman is God

Summary

A name meaning "people of God" or "my kinsman is God," borne by four different men in the Old Testament.

The Spy from Dan

The first Ammiel was the son of Gemalli, representing the tribe of Dan among the twelve spies sent by Moses to explore Canaan. He was among the ten who brought back an unfavorable report and subsequently perished by the plague as a consequence of their faithlessness.

Key verses:Numbers 13:12Numbers 14:37

Father of Machir

A second Ammiel was the father of Machir of Lo-debar, an important friend of David. Machir's household provided for Mephibosheth, Jonathan's lame son, and later supplied provisions to David when he fled from Absalom.

Key verses:2 Samuel 9:4-52 Samuel 17:27

Father of Bathsheba

A third Ammiel was the father of Bathshua (Bathsheba), who became David's wife and mother of Solomon. In the parallel passage in Samuel, his name appears as Eliam by transposition of the two parts of the name, meaning "my God is a kinsman" instead of "my kinsman is God."

Key verses:1 Chronicles 3:52 Samuel 11:3

Son of Obed-edom

A fourth Ammiel was the sixth son of Obed-edom the Levite, who served as one of the doorkeepers of the tabernacle during David's reign.

Key verses:1 Chronicles 26:5

Related Verses6 mentions

2 Samuel· 3 verses

1 Chronicles· 2 verses

Numbers· 1 verse

References

  1. 1.John McClintock and James Strong, "Ammiel," in Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature, vol. I (Harper & Brothers, 1867–1887).
  2. 2.James Orr (ed.), "Ammiel," in International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, vol. I (Howard-Severance Company, 1915).
  3. 3.George Morrish, "Ammiel," in Morrish's Concise Bible Dictionary (George Morrish, 1898).