Old Testament
Ariel
A leading man sent by Ezra to Casiphia to recruit Levites and temple servants for the return to Jerusalem.
Ariel is identified in Ezra 8:16 as one of the leading men commissioned by Ezra to gather ministers for the house of God. His role highlights the organizational efforts required to restore temple service during the post-exilic return from Babylon. He is mentioned only in this context, serving as a representative of the community tasked with ensuring the proper staffing of the temple.
In the text
Where Ariel appears
1 verse · 1 chapterIn the same books
- Ezra25 versesA priest and scribe who led a group of exiles from Babylon to Jerusalem to restore the Law of God.
- Artaxerxes14 versesA Persian king who authorized the rebuilding of Jerusalem's walls and supported Ezra's mission to Judea.
- Tobiah12 versesAn Ammonite official who vehemently opposed Nehemiah's efforts to rebuild the walls of Jerusalem.
- Haggai11 versesA post-exilic prophet who urged the returned exiles to prioritize rebuilding the temple of the Lord.
- Nehemiah7 versesA cupbearer to Artaxerxes who led the rebuilding of Jerusalem's walls and restored the people's devotion to God.
- Ebed6 versesA name shared by a rebel leader in Shechem and a descendant of Adonikam who returned from Babylonian exile.
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