Bezaleel, Bezalel

This term has multiple meanings in the Bible:

  1. Uri’s son and the master craftsman from the tribe of Judah. God gave him special skills to be in charge of the construction and furnishing of the tabernacle (Exodus 31:2; 35:3031; 36:12; 37:1; 38:22; 1 Chronicles 2:20; 2 Chronicles 1:5) In the King James Version, his name is Bezaleel.

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  2. Pahath-moab’s son, who obeyed Ezra’s command to divorce his non-Jewish wife after the exile in Babylon (Ezra 10:30). In the King James Version, his name is Bezaleel.

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From Tyndale Bible Dictionary, adapted by Mission Mutual. CC BY-SA 4.0.

Scripture References (8)

1 Chronicles

2 Chronicles

Ezra