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Ammiel
Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature
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(Hebrew Ammiel', עַמַּיאֵל , people [i.e. friend] of God: Sept. Αμιήλ ), the name of four men:
1. The son of Gemalli, of the tribe of Dan, one of the twelve spies sent by Moses to explore the land of Canaan (Numbers 13:12), B.C. 1657. He was, of course, among the ten who perished by the plague for their unfavorable report (Numbers 14:37).
2. The father of Machir of Lo-debar, which latter was one of David's friends (2 Samuel 9:4-5; 2 Samuel 17:27). B.C. ante 1023.
3. The father of Bathsheba, wife of Uriah, and afterward of David (1 Chronicles 3:5). In 2 Samuel 11:3, he is called (by transposition) ELIAM (q. V.).
4. The sixth son of Obed-edom, the Levite (1 Chronicles 26:5), B.C. 1014.
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McClintock, John. Strong, James. Entry for 'Ammiel'. Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/tce/a/ammiel.html. Harper & Brothers. New York. 1870.
McClintock, John. Strong, James. Entry for 'Ammiel'. Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/tce/a/ammiel.html. Harper & Brothers. New York. 1870.
