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Ariel
Open directlyEaston's Bible Dictionary · 1897
The lion of God. (1.) One of the chief men sent by Ezra to procure Levites for the sanctuary (Ezra 8:16). (2.) A symbolic name for Jerusalem (Isa. 29:1, 2, 7) as “victorious under God,” and in Ezek. 43:15, 16, for the altar (marg., Heb. ‘ariel) of burnt offerings, the secret of Israel’s lion-like strength.
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Smith's Bible Dictionary · 1863
(lion of God).
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Hastings Dictionary of the Bible · 1898
A'RIEL (lion of God), one of Ezra's chief men who directed the caravan which Ezra led from Babylon to Jerusalem. Ezr 8:16. Jerusalem being the chief city of Judah, whose emblem was a lion, Gen 49:9, the word Ariel is applied to that city. Isa 29:1.
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Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary · 1869
altar; light or lion of God
Schaff's Dictionary of the Bible · 1880
A'RIEL (lion of God), one of Ezra's chief men who directed the caravan which Ezra led from Babylon to Jerusalem. Ezr 8:16. Jerusalem being the chief city of Judah, whose emblem was a lion, Gen 49:9, the word Ariel is applied to that city. Isa 29:1.