Adriel
(flock of God), son of Barzillai, to whom Saul gave his daughter Merab, although he had previously promised her to David. (1 Samuel 18:19) (B.C. about 1062.) His five sons were amongst the seven descendants of Saul whom David surrendered to the Gibeonites. (2 Samuel 21:8)
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia on Adriel
Adriel a'-dri-el (`adhri'el, "my help is God"): The son of Barzillai the Meholathite, to whom Merab the daughter of King Saul was married when she should have been given to David (1Sa 18:19; 2Sa 21:8). "Michal" in 2Sa 21:8 is a textual error easily accounted for Adriel and Merab had five sons, whom David handed over to the blood vengeance of the men of Gibeon. The name Adriel seems to be Aramaic, the equivalent of the Hebrew name Azriel. ⇒See a list of verses on ADRIEL in the Bible. ⇒See also the McClintock and Strong Biblical Cyclopedia.
Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible on Adriel
Son of Barzillai, a native of Abel-nieholah in the Jordan Valley, about 10 miles S. of Bethshean. He married Merab, the eldest daughter of Saul, who should have been given to David as the slayer of Goliath (1 S 18"). Michal (2 S 21^) is a aiistake for Merab. J. F. Stennixo. ADUEL ('AJoiTiX, Heb. Sunn, Syr. '^-uniiK), one of the ancestors of Tobit, To 1'. A variant form of Sk-ij,, 1 Ch 4*'. J. T. Marshall. I ADULLAM (c^y), now 'td-'et-ma' 'Feast of natei,' or Id-'el-miyeh 'Feast of the hundred' (see Cl'^nnont-Ganneau and Conder in PEF Men iii. 361-67: Conder, Tent Work, p. 276 f.; Smith, Geogr. p. 229), in the valley of Elah, is frequently referred to in the OT. It was a city of the Canaanites (Gn 38'), in the district allotted to the tribe of Judah after the conquest (Jos 12"). It was fortified by Rehoboara (2 Ch 11'), and ia mentioned later on by Micah (1"). After the Captivitj' it was re-peopled by the Jews (Neb 11^), and continued to be a place of importance under the Maccabees (2 Mac 12^). The Cave of Adullam, famous through its associa- tion with the early history of David, has…
Fausset's Bible Dictionary on Adriel
Son of Barzillai the Meholathite, to whom Saul gave Merab his daughter in marriage, previously promised to David (1Sa 18:19). Five sons from this union were of the seven slain as a blood satisfaction to the Gibeonites whose blood Saul had, in violation of Israel's covenant (Jos 9:15), shed. 2Sa 21:8; "Michal brought up for Adriel:" namely, Merab the mother died young, and her sister brought up her five nephews, as if she were their own mother. The Jewish targums favor this view. But as the Hebrew yalad means to bring forth or bear children, and Michal seems to have had no children (2Sa 6:23), perhaps Michal is a transcriber's error for Merab. Still the term "bare" (margin) may mark how completely Michal, evidently a woman of strong affections (1Sa 19:11-12; 2Sa 3:16), acted as a true mother to them.
References
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