Bible Encyclopedias
Adriel
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia
ā´dri -el ( עדריאל , ‛adhrı̄'ēl , "my help is God"): The son of Barzillai the Meholathite, to whom Merab the daughter of King Saul was married when she should have been given to David (1 Samuel 18:19; 2 Samuel 21:8 ). "Michal" in 2 Samuel 21:8 is a textual error easily accounted for Adriel and Merab had five sons, whom David handed over to the blood vengeance of the men of Gibeon. The name Adriel seems to be Aramaic, the equivalent of the Hebrew name Azriel.
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Orr, James, M.A., D.D. General Editor. Entry for 'Adriel'. International Standard Bible Encyclopedia. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/isb/a/adriel.html. 1915.