Adriel עַדְרִיאֵל
Saul's son-in-law; husband of Merab
Biography
Adriel was the son of Barzillai the Meholathite. King Saul had promised his eldest daughter Merab to David, but instead gave her in marriage to Adriel. Merab bore Adriel five sons. During David's reign, these five sons were handed over to the Gibeonites and put to death to avenge Saul's earlier massacre of the Gibeonites, with whom Israel had a treaty. (1Sa.18.19; 2Sa.21.8).
Family
In Scripture
2 biblical books1 Samuel 1 verse
- 1 Samuel 18:19
"But at the time when Merab, Saul’s daughter, should have been given to David, she was given to Adriel the Meholathite as wife."
2 Samuel 1 verse
- 2 Samuel 21:8
"But the king took the two sons of Rizpah the daughter of Aiah, whom she bore to Saul, Armoni and Mephibosheth; and the five sons of Michal the daughter of Saul, whom she bore to Adriel the son of Barzillai the Meholathite."
Names & Aliases
| Form | Language | Script | Strong's |
|---|---|---|---|
| Named | Hebrew | עַדְרִיאֵל | H5741 |
Adriel
f>; 2Sa 21:8). "Michal" in 2Sa 21:8 is a textual error easily accounted for Adriel and Merab had five sons, whom David handed over to the blood vengeance of the men of Gibeon. The name Adriel seems to be Aramaic, the equivalent of the Hebrew name Azriel.
a-du'-el (Adouel): An ancestor of Tobit (Tobit 1:1).
(1) A city, with dependencies, and in ancient times having a king, mentioned five times in th