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Zuriel

Original Hebrew / Aramaic / Greek connected to this term

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HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H6700

צוּרִיאֵל

tsu.ri.el — Zuriel

A man living at the time of Egypt and Wilderness, only mentioned at Num.3.35; son of: Abihail (H0032) § Zuriel = "my rock is God" son of Abihail and chief of the Merarite Levites at the time of the exodus

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HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H32

אֲבִיחַ֫יִל

a.vi.ha.yil — Abihail

A man living at the time of Egypt and Wilderness, only mentioned at Num.3.35; father of: Zuriel (H6700) § Abihail = "my father is might" 1) a Levite in Moses's time 2) a Gadite 3) father of Esther 4) wife of Abishur 5) wife of Rehoboam

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Historical dictionary entry

Rock of God, chief of the family of the Merarites (Num. 3:35) at the time of the Exodus.

Scripture references

Source: Easton’s Bible Dictionary (1897). Historical dictionary wording reflects the scholarship and language of its era.

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