Adiel (Template:Langx) is a personal name meaning "ornament of God",<ref>Easton's Bible Dictionary, "Adiel"</ref> or possibly "God passes by".<ref name="cbadiel">Cheyne and Black (1899), Encyclopedia Biblica, entry for "Adiel"</ref> It may refer to any of the following:

  1. The father of Azmaveth, who was treasurer under David and Solomon, mentioned only in 1 Chronicles 27:25.<ref name="cbadiel" />
  2. A family head of the tribe of Simeon, who participated in driving out the Meunim, mentioned only in 1 Chronicles 4:36.<ref name="cbadiel" />
  3. A priest mentioned only in 1 Chronicles 9:12, in the genealogy of Maasai.<ref name="cbadiel" />

According to Cheyne and Black, the "Aduel" of Tobit 1:1 has a name which is a Greek variant form of Adiel.<ref>Cheyne and Black (1899), Encyclopedia Biblica, entry for "Aduel"</ref>

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