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Adiel

Smith's Bible Dictionary

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A'di-el. (ornament of God).

1. A prince of the tribe of Simeon, descended from the prosperous family of Shimei. 1 Chronicles 4:36. He took part in the murderous raid made by his tribe upon the peaceable Hamite shepherds of the valley of Gedor in the reign of Hezekiah. (B.C. about 711).

2. A priest, ancestor of Maasiai. 1 Chronicles 9:12.

3. Ancestor of Azmaveth, David's treasurer. 1 Chronicles 27:25. (B.C. 1050).

Bibliography Information
Smith, William, Dr. Entry for 'Adiel'. Smith's Bible Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​sbd/​a/adiel.html. 1901.
 
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