Amiel (Heb. Ammî’êl, “God is my kinsman” or “people of God”). 1. Spy, one of the 12, from the tribe of Dan (Num 13:12). 2. Father of Machir of Lodebar (2Sa 9:4, 5; 17:27). 3. Father of Bath-shua or Bathsheba (1Ch 3:5); he is called Eliam in 2Sa 11:3 See Eliam 1. 4. Levite gatekeeper in David’s time (1Ch 26:5).
Source: Evangelical Bible Dictionary
(Heb., †™amm톙el, my relative is God).
1. Son of Gemali and spy sent by Moses (Num 13:12).
2. Father of Machir of Lodebar (2Sa 9:4-5; 2Sa 17:27).
3. Father of Bathsheba (1Ch 3:5).
4. The sixth son of Obededom (1Ch 26:5).
Source: Hispanic World Bible Dictionary
(My relative is God). Name of people from the OT.
1. Member of the tribe of Dan, chosen as one of the spies to explore the land. Son of Gemali (Num 13:12).
. An inhabitant of Lodebar, whose son Machir gave shelter to †¢Mephibosheth (2Sa 9:4).
. Father of Bath-súa, or †¢Bathsheba, who was David’s wife and Solomon’s mother (1Ch 3:5). Also called Eliam (2Sa 11:3).
. Levite. Porter in the service of Jehovah in David’s time (1Ch 26:5).
Source: Christian Bible Dictionary
(God’s people).
1. Son of Gemali, of the tribe of Dan. He was one of the twelve spies Moses sent into the land of Canaan (Nu 13:12) and was among the ten who made a bad report about the Promised Land. He died by Jehovah’s scourge decreed against them. (Nu 14:36, 37.)
2. Father of Makir, from Lo-debar, a town E. of the Jordan. It was in the house of Makir that Mephibosheth, son of Jonathan, was staying when David sought him out in order to show him his loving-kindness. (2Sa 9:4, 5, 7; 17:27)
3. Father of Bath-sheba, the wife of Uriah, whom David later took to himself. (1Ch 3:5) At 2 Samuel 11:3 he is called Eliam, a name simply formed by transposing the components of the name Amiel and meaning “God of the People.” It is likely that he was the son of Ahithophel the Gilonite, David’s adviser who later betrayed him. (2Sa 23:34; 15:31.)
4. Levite; sixth son of Obed-edom. In addition to being a gatekeeper, he was also one of the storekeepers of the house of Jehovah in the time of David. (1Ch 26:4, 5, 12-15.)
Source: Dictionary of the Bible