Lexical Definition

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

Jeiel, Jehiel. Compare ‎יְעוּאֵל‎.

• § Jeiel or Jehiel = "God sweeps away"
• Jeiel, the name of six Israelites

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

Extended Information

• A man living at the time of Exile and Return, only mentioned at Ezr.10.43

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Male • Returned from exile • A descendant of Nebo who married a foreign wife.

Man living at the time of Exile and Return

Jeiel, a descendant of Nebo, was among those who married foreign women during the time of Ezra and agreed to send them away.

• A man living at the time of Exile and Return, only mentioned at Ezr.10.43;
• only referred to as Jeiel יְעִיאֵל.

Jeiel is mentioned in the book of Ezra as one of the descendants of Nebo who had married a foreign woman during the time of Ezra. When Ezra learned of the widespread intermarriage between the Israelites and the neighboring peoples, he called for repentance and reform. Jeiel was among those who agreed to send away their foreign wives and children, demonstrating their commitment to obey God's law and maintain the purity of the Israelite community.

All entries for Jeiel: יְעִיאֵל