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Easton's Bible Dictionary

Who is like God!

(1.) A Levite; the eldest of the three sons of Uzziel (Exodus 6:22).

(2.) One of the three Hebrew youths who were trained with Daniel in Babylon (Dan. 1:11, 19), and promoted to the rank of Magi. He and his companions were afterwards cast into the burning fiery furnace for refusing to worship the idol the king had set up, from which they were miraculously delivered (3:13-30). His Chaldean name was Meshach (q.v.).

Int. Standard Bible Encyclopedia

MISHAEL

mish'-a-el, mi'-sha-el (misha'el, perhaps equals "who is equal to God?"):

(1) A Kohathite, 4th in descent from Levi (Exodus 6:22). He and his brother Elzaphan carried out Moses' order to remove from the sanctuary and the camp the corpses of Nadab and Abihu (Leviticus 10:4 f).

(2) A supporter of Ezra at the reading of the Law (Nehemiah 8:4).

(3) The Hebrew name of one of Daniel's 3 companions (Daniel 1:6, 7, 11, 19; Daniel 2:17). His Babylonian name was MESHACH (which see).

Multi-Version Concordance

Mishael (8 Occurrences)

Exodus 6:22 The sons of Uzziel: Mishael, and Elzaphan, and Sithri. (WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS NIV)

Leviticus 10:4 Moses called Mishael and Elzaphan, the sons of Uzziel the uncle of Aaron, and said to them, "Draw near, carry your brothers from before the sanctuary out of the camp." (WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS NIV)

Nehemiah 8:4 Ezra the scribe stood on a pulpit of wood, which they had made for the purpose; and beside him stood Mattithiah, and Shema, and Anaiah, and Uriah, and Hilkiah, and Maaseiah, on his right hand; and on his left hand, Pedaiah, and Mishael, and Malchijah, and Hashum, and Hashbaddanah, Zechariah, and Meshullam. (WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS NIV)

Daniel 1:6 Now among these were, of the children of Judah, Daniel, Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah. (WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS NIV)

Daniel 1:7 The prince of the eunuchs gave names to them: to Daniel he gave the name of Belteshazzar; and to Hananiah, of Shadrach; and to Mishael, of (WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS NIV)

Daniel 1:11 Then said Daniel to the steward whom the prince of the eunuchs had appointed over Daniel, Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah: (WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS NIV)

Daniel 1:19 The king talked with them; and among them all was found none like Daniel, Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah: therefore stood they before the king. (WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS NIV)

Daniel 2:17 Then Daniel went to his house, and made the thing known to Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah, his companions: (WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS NIV)




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