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Ariel

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Et symbolsk navn for Jerusalem (Es 29:1 , 2, 7) som "sejrende under Gud," og i Ez 43:15 , 16, for alteret (marg., Heb. 'ariel) af brændofre, hemmeligheden bag Israels løveagtige styrke.

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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; 29:2; 29:7) as "victorious under God," and in (Ezek 43:15; 43:16), for the altar (marg., Heb. 'ariel) of burnt offerings, the secret of Israel's lion-like strength.

EBD - Easton's Bible Dictionary