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Fausset's Bible Dictionary (1878)· Public Domain

Son of Abihail; chief of the Merarite Levites at the Exodus. (Num 3:35).

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International Standard Bible Encyclopedia on Zuriel

Zuriel zu'-ri-el (tsuri'-el, "my rock is El (God)"): Prince of the house of Merari (Nu 3:35). ⇒See a list of verses on ZURIEL in the Bible. 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, Nu 6:1-27, says that a Sabean name Suri'addana is found in an inscription said to be of the Nu 8:1-26th 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 ⇒See also the McClintock and Strong Biblical Cyclopedia.

Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible on Zuriel

A Merarit« chief, Nu 3" (SoupniX). On the precarious infer- ences which have been drawn by Hommel from the ciimpositiim and meaning of this and the names Zuri.ilftddai, Pedn/t^ur, and Eli^ur, see art. KocK, p. '290. ZURISHADDAI (•^i*-)ii 'my rock is Shaddai or the Almighty '), — Father of Slielumiel the chief of the tribe of Siinetm, Nu 1* (B i^oupfuraJoi, AF ^ovpiaaial) J" \i.\ ^oupiirajai, F Zovi>w aiaei) 1"*- *■ IU"(LXX in all three lofpurojoi). Ua the name see reference under Zuriel. ZUZIM (0'i«n ; LX.X ISrr, Irxip^- — confusing with D'lvn or D'j«y ; Svmm. ZoifojiM*" ; Pesh. kjtv (pi.) 'the mighty'; Vulg. Zuzirn). — lT> (in 14' one of the prehistoric peoiiles whom rhe<lorla'omer is said 1 to have smitten on nis expedition against the kings of the l'enta|«)lis, descriited as resident in ' Ham' (which see), and mentione<l between the ' Kepha- im'of A.sHTEROTH-KARNAlM (in Bashan) and the • Flmim ' (Dt 2""-) of the region occupied afterwards by Moab, The locality indicated corresponds to what «as afterwards the territory of the Ammon- ites, which is said in Dt 2* to have been occupie…

Smith's Bible Dictionary on Zuriel

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

References

  1. Orr, J. (ed.) (1915) The International Standard Bible Encyclopedia. Chicago: Howard-Severance Company. [Public Domain]
  2. Easton, M.G. (1893) Easton's Bible Dictionary. 3rd edn. Thomas Nelson. [Public Domain]
  3. Nave, O.J. (1897) Nave's Topical Bible. Topical Bible Publishing Co.. [Public Domain]
  4. Hastings, J. (ed.) (1909) A Dictionary of the Bible. Edinburgh: T&T Clark. [Public Domain]
  5. Smith, W. (ed.) (1884) Smith's Bible Dictionary. London: John Murray. [Public Domain]
  6. Fausset, A.R. (1878) Fausset's Bible Dictionary. [Public Domain]A Critical and Expository Bible Cyclopaedia

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