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Bezalel

International Standard Bible Encyclopedia

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bez´a -lel ( בּצלאל , becal'ēl , "in the shadow (protection) of 'El (God)"; Βεσελεήλ , Beseleḗl ; the King James Version Bezaleel ):

(1) A master workman under Moses; son of Uri, son of Hur, of the tribe of Judah. Yahweh gave him especial wisdom and skill for his task, which was, with the aid of Oholiab of the tribe of Dan, to superintend the making of the tabernacle and its furniture (Exodus 31:2; Exodus 35:30; Exodus 36:1 , Exodus 36:2 (8); Exodus 37:1; Exodus 38:22; 1 Chronicles 2:20; 2 Chronicles 1:5 ).

(2) An Israelite of the time of Ezra who put away a foreign wife (Ezra 10:30 ).

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