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Kadmiel

International Standard Bible Encyclopedia

kad´mi - el ( קרמיאל , ḳadhmı̄'ēl , "before God," "priest"(?); "Cadmiel" in parallel lists in 1 Esdras 5:26,58 the King James Version; omitted in Septuagint Codex Vaticanus; Codex Alexandrinus reads kaı̄ Kadmiḗlon ): A L evite (Ezra 2:40; Nehemiah 7:43 ), founder of a family whose descendants returned from captivity with Zerubbabel (Ezra 2:1; Nehemiah 7:43; Nehemiah 12:1 , Nehemiah 12:8 ). He is named among those who praise God for the return (Nehemiah 9:4 , Nehemiah 9:5; Nehemiah 12:24 ); was of those who "set forward" the work of the Lord's house (Ezra 3:9; 1 Esdras 5:26, 58), and is again mentioned with those who "seal" the new Return Covenant (Nehemiah 10:28 ff) after the re-establishment of worship ( Nehemiah 10:1 , Nehemiah 10:9 ).

Bibliography Information
Orr, James, M.A., D.D. General Editor. Entry for 'Kadmiel'. International Standard Bible Encyclopedia. https://www.studylight.org/​encyclopedias/​eng/​isb/​k/kadmiel.html. 1915.