Ariel:
(lion of God).
(1.) One of the "chief men" who under Ezra directed the caravan which he led back from Babylon to Jerusalem (Ezra 8:16). (B.C. 459) The word occurs also in reference to two Moabites slain by Benaiah (2 Samuel 23:20; 1 Chronicles 11:22). Many regard the word as an epithet, "lion‐like;" but it seems better to look upon it as a proper name, and translate "two (sons) of Ariel."
(2.) A designation given by Isaiah to the city of Jerusalem (Isaiah 29:1; 29:7). We must understand by it either "lion of God," as the chief city, or "hearth of God," a synonym for the altar of burnt‐offering. On the whole it seems most probable that, as a name given to Jerusalem, Ariel means "Lion of God," whilst the word used by Ezekiel (Ezekiel 43:15-16) means "Hearth of God.".
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