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Adriel
Adriel was an Israelite of the time of King Saul, the son of Barzillai the Meholathite. He married Merab, Saul's elder daughter, who had been promised to David.
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- Barzillai (the Meholathite)People
Barzillai the Meholathite was the father of Adriel, who married Merab, the eldest daughter of Saul. He is an Old Testament figure named only once, in 2 Samuel 21:8, and is a different person from Barzillai the Gileadite, who aided David.
- MerabPeople
Merab was the elder daughter of Saul, the first king of Israel. An Old Testament figure, she was promised to David as his wife but was instead given in marriage to Adriel the Meholathite. Her younger sister was Michal, who became David's wife.
- Isaiah 29Bible
Isaiah 29 prophesies that Jerusalem, called "Ariel," will be besieged and then delivered. It rebukes a people who honor God only with their lips and promises a day of restoration when the deaf will hear and the blind will see.