Ammiel

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This entry incorporates text from the public domain Easton's Bible Dictionary, originally published in 1897.

"Ammiel" means "people of God."

  1. One of the twelve spies sent by Moses to search the land of Canaan (Num. 13:12). He was one of the ten who perished by the plague for their unfavourable report (Num. 14:37).
  2. The father of Machir of Lo-debar, in whose house Mephibosheth resided (2 Sam. 9:4, 5; 17:27).
  3. The father of Bathsheba, the wife of Uriah, and afterwards of David (1 Chr. 3:5). He is called Eliam in 2 Sam. 11:3.
  4. One of the sons of Obed-edom the Levite (1 Chr. 26:5).
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