Adriel

"Flock of God." The son of Barzillai, the Meholathite, to whom Saul gave in marriage his daughter Merab.1 The five sons that sprang from this union were put to death by the Gibeonites on the first day of harvest.2

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References

Notes

  1. 1 Sam. 18:19.
  2. 2 Sam. 21:8, 9.

Source

  • Easton, M.G. (1897). Easton's Bible Dictionary. New York: Harper & Brothers.

This article incorporates text from Easton’s Bible Dictionary (1897) by M.G. Easton, which is in the public domain.