Editing Ammiel

The name '''Ammiel''' ({{Langx|he|עַמִּיאֵל}} ''‘Ammī’ēl'') may refer to several people in the [[Hebrew Bible]]. Etymologically, it means "people of God",<ref name="Mandel2010">{{cite book|author=David Mandel|title=Who's Who in the Jewish Bible|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Yzmi5_408K4C&pg=PA36|date=1 January 2010|publisher=Jewish Publication Society|isbn=978-0-8276-1029-3|page=36}}</ref> and is used for the following individuals:
* Ammiel, son of [[Gemalli]], one of the [[twelve spies]] sent by [[Moses]] to search the land of [[Canaan]] (Numbers 13:12). He was one of the ten who perished by the plague for their unfavourable report (Numbers 14:37).
* The father of [[Machir]] of [[Lo-debar]], in whose house [[Mephibosheth]] the son of [[Jonathan (1 Samuel)|Jonathan]] resided (2 Samuel 9:4, 5; 17:27).
* The father of [[Bathsheba]], the wife of [[Uriah the Hittite|Uriah]], and afterwards of [[David]] (1 Chronicles 3:5). He is called [[Eliam]] in 2 Samuel 11:3.
* One of the sons of Obed-edom the [[Levite]] (1 Chronicles 26:5).

==Notable examples==
* [[Ammiel Alcalay]] (born 1956), American poet
* [[Ammiel Bushakevitz]] (born 1986), Israeli-South African pianist
* [[Ammiel Hirsch]] (born 1959), Reform Jewish rabbi
* [[Ammiel J. Willard]] (1822-1900), chief justice on the South Carolina Supreme Court

==References==
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[[Category:Book of Numbers people]]