Lexical Definition

‎יְעִיאֵל‎ Yᵉʻîyʼêl (yeh-ee-ale') Jeiel N:N-M-P
from ‎יָעָה‎ and ‎אֵל‎; carried away of God

Jeiel, Jehiel. Compare ‎יְעוּאֵל‎.

1) one of the sons of Adonikam who returned from exile with Ezra
2) a chief Reubenite of the house of Joel
3) a Merarite Levite and a gatekeeper to the tabernacle who also played the harp and psaltery in the service before the ark
4) one of the chiefs of the Levites in the time of king Josiah
5) one of the sons of Nebo who took a foreign wife in the time of Ezra
6) a man of Gibeon and ancestor of king Saul
7) one of the sons of Hotham the Aroerite and one of David's mighty warriors
8) the scribe of king Uzziah who kept the account of the king's irregular predatory warriors
9) a Gershonite Levite of the sons of Elizaphan
10) a Gershonite Levite of the sons of Asaph and forefather of Jahaziel in the time of king Jehoshaphat

Usage: 1 form in 1 verse
Form Translated As     In Verse(s)
יְעִיאֵ֧ל Jeiel 2Chr.20.14

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Male • Son of Mattaniah • Grandfather of Jahaziel, a Levite during Jehoshaphat's reign.

Man living at the time of Divided Monarchy

Jeiel was the grandfather of Jahaziel, a Levite who prophesied during the reign of King Jehoshaphat of Judah.

Jeiel is mentioned in 2 Chronicles as the grandfather of Jahaziel, a Levite who lived during the reign of King Jehoshaphat of Judah. When Jehoshaphat and his army faced a formidable enemy alliance, the Spirit of the Lord came upon Jahazielin the midst of the assembly. Jahaziel prophesied victory and encouragement to the king and his people, assuring them of God's presence and deliverance in the upcoming battle.

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