The meaning of Ammiel in the Bible
(From International Standard Bible Encyclopedia)
am'-i-el ('ammi'el, "my kinsman is God"; Ameiel)): A name borne by four men in the Old Testament.
(1) One of the twelve spies sent into Canaan by Moses; son of Gemalli, of the tribe of Dan. (Numbers 13:12).
(2) A Benjamite, the father of Machir, a friend of David, living at Lodebar in Gilead (II Samuel 9:4-5; II Samuel 17:27).
(3) Father of Bathshua (or Bathsheba), one of David's wives, who was mother of Solomon (I Chronicles 3:5). In the parallel passage, II Samuel 11:3, by transposition of the two parts of the name, he is called Eliam, meaning "my God is a kinsman."
(4) The sixth son of Obed-edom, a Levite, one of the doorkeepers of the tabernacle of God in David's life-time (I Chronicles 26:5).
Edward Mack
See more on the meaning of Ammiel in the Bible:
Ammiel {Easton's Bible Dictionary}
Ammiel {Hitchcock's Bible Name}
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