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Jeuel
God hath taken away; God heaping up
יְעוּאֵל ye.u.el
Jeuel (Hebrew: יְעוּאֵל, ye.u.el) means “God hath taken away; God heaping up”, by traditional interpretation. Three men in scripture bear the name; the best attested belongs to the Divided Kingdom period. In United States birth records the name is below the reporting threshold. Appears in the same passages as Abdi.
Which Jeuel?
Three men in scripture bear this name. Here is each of them.
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Scripture against society
The two measures, side by side
At a glance
- Verses
- 3 across 3 books
- Bearers
- 3 distinct people in scripture
- Testament
- Old
- Era
- Divided Kingdom
Using it today
In United States birth records this name is below the reporting threshold. The Social Security Administration does not publish counts under five, so a name given to four children looks the same as one given to none.
In scripture
| Fact | Detail |
|---|---|
| First appears | 1 Chronicles 9:6 |
| Last appears | Ezra 8:13 |
| Cross-references | 17 linked passages |
Names connected to this one
- Shimri co-occurrence Appears with Shimri in 2 Chronicles 29.
- Mattaniah co-occurrence Appears with Mattaniah in 2 Chronicles 29.
- Zechariah co-occurrence Appears with Zechariah in 2 Chronicles 29.
- Eliphelet co-occurrence Appears with Eliphelet in Ezra 8.
- Shemaiah co-occurrence Appears with Shemaiah in Ezra 8.
- Jeiel co-occurrence Appears with Jeiel in 2 Chronicles 29.
- Elizaphan co-occurrence Appears with Elizaphan in 2 Chronicles 29.
- Adonikam co-occurrence Appears with Adonikam in Ezra 8.
Origin & meaning
A man of the tribe of Judah living at the time of Exile and Return, only mentioned at 1Ch.9.6
§ Jeuel = "God sweeps away"
son of Zerah and a chief man of Judah
Jeuel, a descendant of Zerah, settled in Jerusalem.
The biblical story
Jeuel is briefly mentioned in 1Ch.9.6 as one of the descendants of Zerah who settled in Jerusalem after the Babylonian exile. He is listed among the members of the tribe of Judah who returned to Jerusalem.
Key verses
Jeuel appears in 1 verse. Here are some of the most notable:
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And of the sons of Zerah; Jeuel, and their brethren, six hundred and ninety.
1 Chronicles 9:6
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1 Chronicles (1)
- 1 Chronicles 9:6