Easton's Bible Dictionary: M. G. Easton, M.A., D.D.

Ariel

The lion of God.

  1. One of the chief men sent by Ezra to procure Levites for the sanctuary (Ezra 8:16).
  2. A symbolic name for Jerusalem (Isa. 29:1,2, 7) as "victorious under God," and in Ezek. 43:15,16, for the altar (marg., Heb.'ariel) of burnt offerings, the secret of Israel's lion-like strength.

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