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Azriel

עַזְרִיאֵל/AZ-ree-el/

“God is my help”

Summary

The name of three men in the Old Testament, including a chief of the half-tribe of Manasseh.

☩Multiple Figures

Three men bore this name: (1) A head of a house in the half-tribe of Manasseh east of Jordan, described as a mighty warrior. (2) The father of Jerimoth, a chief of the tribe of Naphtali in David's time. (3) The father of Seraiah, an officer sent by King Jehoiakim to arrest Jeremiah and Baruch.

Key verses:1 Chronicles 5:241 Chronicles 27:19Jeremiah 36:26

Related Verses3 mentions

1 Chronicles· 2 verses

5:2427:19

Jeremiah· 1 verse

36:26

References

  1. 1.John McClintock and James Strong, "Azriel," in Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature, vol. I (Harper & Brothers, 1867–1887).
  2. 2.F. N. Peloubet & M. A. Peloubet (ed.), "Azriel," in Smith's Bible Dictionary (Porter & Coates, 1884).