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ARIEL.—1. One of Ezra’s chief men (Ezr_8:16). 2. The name of a Moabite (according to RV [Note: Revised Version.] of 2Sa_23:20, 1Ch_11:22) whose two sons were slain by Benaiah. 3. A name of uncertain meaning, perhaps = ‘God’s altar-hearth,’ given to Jerusalem by Isaiah (Isa_29:1 ff.). It has recently been proposed to read Uri-el (‘city of God’) as a paronomasia or play of words on Uru-salim, the earliest recorded form of the name ‘Jerusalem.’
A. R. S. Kennedy.