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Mishael (son of Uzziel)
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Mishael
Mishael. 1. Uzziel’s son (Ex 6:22), who, with his brother Elzaphan, was summoned by Moses to remove the bodies of Nadab and Abihu after they were killed for defiling the altar of the Lord (Lv 10:1–5).2. One who stood beside Ezra when the Law was read (Neh 8:4).3. Hebrew name for one of Daniel’s companions
Misael
Misael mis̀a-el (AV, NEB, 1 Esd. 9:44; AV Song Three 66; 1 Macc. 2:59). See Mishael.
Mishael
1. A Levite in the line of Kohath; son of Uzziel and cousin of Aaron (Ex. 6:22). He and his brother Elzaphan carried out Moses’ order to remove from the camp the bodies of Nadab and Abihu (Lev. 10:4f.).
Mishael
Mishael mish̀e-el [Heb mîšāʾēl—‘who is what God is?’ (?); Gk Apoc. Misaēl]; AV, NEB, also MISAEL.
Mishael
MISHAEL1. Uzziel’s son (Ex 6:22), who, with his brother Elzaphan, was summoned by Moses to remove the bodies of Nadab and Abihu after they were killed for defiling the altar of the Lord (Lv 10:1–5).2. One who stood beside Ezra when the law was read (Neh 8:4).3. Hebrew name for one of Daniel’s companions
Mishael
Mishael (mish´ay-uhl; Heb., “who is what El [God] is?”).1 The son of Uzziel of the Kohathite line of Levites (Exod. 6:22; Lev. 10:4).2 A man, probably a Levite, who stood with Ezra as he read the law (Neh. 8:4).3 The Hebrew name of one of the young men taken captive to Babylon by Nebuchadnezzar along
Mishael
MISHAEL1. A son of Uzziel, descendent of Kohath son of Levi (Ex 6:16, 18, 22). With Elzaphan he carried out the bodies of Nadab and Abihu from the tabernacle outside the camp (Lev 10:1–4).2. One who stood by Ezra at the reading of the law when the former captives in Babylonia returned to Jerusalem
Mishael
MISHAEL (Heb. mîšā’ēl, ‘who is what God is’?). 1. A son of *Uzziel, a Levite (Ex. 6:22) who, with his brother *Elzaphan, carried the bodies of Nadab and Abihu outside the camp after they had been killed for desecrating the altar (Lv. 10:1–5). 2. A colleague of Daniel (Dn. 1:6, 11, etc.; 1 Macc. 2:59)
Mishael
Mishael (Heb. mɩ̂šāʾēl)1. A priestly figure of the wilderness period; a son of Uzziel in the line of Kohath (Exod. 6:22; Lev. 10:4).2. An influential community member, perhaps a Levite, who stood at Ezra’s left hand during his public reading of the law (Neh. 8:4; 1 Esdr. 9:44).3. The Hebrew name
Mishael
Mish´ael (who is what God is?).1. One of the sons of Uzziel, the uncle of Aaron and Moses. Ex. 6:22. When Nadab and Abihu were struck dead for offering strange fire, Mishael and his brother Elzaphan, at the command of Moses, removed their bodies from the sanctuary, and buried them without the camp,
Mishael
MISH´AEL (mishʹa-el; “who is like God?”)1. The first named son of Uzziel (son of Kohath), the uncle of Aaron (Ex. 6:22). When Nadab and Abihu died, Mishael and his brother Elzaphan, at the command of Moses, removed their bodies from the sanctuary (Lev. 10:4–5), about 1439 b.c.2. One of those who supported