Ariel

Easton, 1897

The lion of God. (1.) One of the chief men sent by Ezra to procure Levites for the sanctuary (Ezra 8:16).

(2.) A symbolic name for Jerusalem (Isaiah 29:1, Isaiah 29:2, Isaiah 29:7) as "victorious under God," and in Ezekiel 43:15, Ezekiel 43:16, for the altar (marg., Heb. ariel) of burnt offerings, the secret of Israel's lion-like strength.