Nethaneel

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Nethaneel - נתנאל "Gift of/is God", Standard Hebrew Nətanʾel, Tiberian Hebrew Nəṯanʾēl

1. The son of Zuar, chief of the tribe of Issachar at the Exodus (Num. 1:8; 2:5).
2. One of David's brothers (1 Chr. 2:14).
3. A priest who blew the trumpet before the ark when it was brought up to Jerusalem (1 Chr. 15:24).
4. A Levite (1 Chr. 24:6).
5. A temple porter, of the family of the Korhites (1 Chr. 26:4).
6. One of the "princes" appointed by Jehoshaphat to teach the law through the cities of Judah (2 Chr. 17:7).
7. A chief Levite in the time of Josiah (2 Chr. 35:9).
8. Ezra 10:22.
9. Neh. 12:21.
10. A priest's son who bore a trumpet at the dedication of the walls of Jerusalem (Neh. 12:36).

The Midrash lists Nethaneel as one of the several names of Moses.

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