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Zuriel

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Easton's 1897Smith's 1884ISBE 19159 verse references

Easton's 1897

Rock of God, chief of the family of the Merarites (Num. 3:35) at the time of the Exodus.

Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897) · public domain

Smith's 1884

(my rock is God) son of Abihail, and chief of the Merarite Levites at the time of the exodus. (Numbers 3:35)

Smith's Bible Dictionary (1884) · public domain

ISBE 1915

From the International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (1915). Where it reports or adopts critical theories, those are the views of its writers or the scholars they cite; Gospel Companion holds the historic Christian view of Scripture.

zu'-ri-el (tsuri'-el, "my rock is El (God)"): Prince of the house of Merari (Nu 3:35).

The word tsur, "rock," occurs also in the compound names Elizur (Nu 1:5), Zurishaddai (Nu 1:6, etc.) and Pedahzur (Nu 1:10). Gray, Numbers 6, says that a Sabean name Suri'addana is found in an inscription said to be of the 8th century BC, or somewhat carrier (Hommel, Ancient Hebrew Tradition, 320), and bartsur, in a Zinjirli inscription of the 8th century BC (Panammu Inscr., 1. 1), and that possibly the Old Testament place-name "Beth-zur" should be added (Jos 15:58; 1Ch 2:45; 2Ch 11:7; Ne 3:16).

David Francis Roberts

International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (1915) · public domain

In Scripture

Numbers 3:35Numbers 1:5Numbers 1:6Numbers 1:10Numbers 6Joshua 15:581 Chronicles 2:452 Chronicles 11:7Nehemiah 3:16
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