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