Kadmiel
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KADMIEL (PERSON) [Heb qadmı̂˒ēl (קַדְמִיאֵל)]. A Levite associated with various activities during and following the return from Exile, although it has been suggested that the name appears primarily as a designation of a levitical family (Brockington Ezra, Nehemiah and Esther NCBC, 60). Concerning the return itself, Kadmiel made his way to Jerusalem with Zerubbabel (Ezra 2:40; Neh 7:43; 12:8; 1 Esdr 5:26). Though the genealogical records in this case are somewhat unclear (Myers Ezra, Nehemiah AB, 13), he was one of only a few Levites who did so (Williamson Ezra, Nehemiah WBC, 35). In helping to establish the postexilic community, Kadmiel served in a supervisory role during the rebuilding of the temple (Ezra 3:9; 1 Esdr 5:58), led worship in the public ceremonies prior to the establishment of the new covenant (Neh 9:4), and supported this covenant by “sealing” it (Neh 10:10—Eng 10:10). Finally, in an appended list in Nehemiah, Kadmiel is characterized as a man of praise and thanksgiving (Neh 12:24).
Terry L. Brensinger
Freedman, D. N. (1996, c1992). The Anchor Bible Dictionary (4:4). New York: Doubleday.
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Kadmiel — before God; i.e., his servant, one of the Levites who returned with Zerubbabel from the Captivity (Neh. 9:4; 10:9; 12:8).
Easton, M. (1996, c1897). Easton's Bible dictionary. Oak Harbor, WA: Logos Research Systems, Inc.
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KADMIEL Head of a Levite family who returned from the exile with Zerubbabel (Ezr 2:40; Neh 7:43; 12:8). His name appears in the list of those who supervised the temple rebuilding project (Ezr 3:9), participated in sealing the covenant (Neh 10:9), and were prominent in the praise service (9:4–5; 12:24).
Elwell, W. A., & Comfort, P. W. (2001). Tyndale Bible dictionary. Tyndale reference library (767). Wheaton, Ill.: Tyndale House Publishers.
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KAD´MIEL (kadʹmi-el; “God is in the front”).
1. One of the Levites who, with his family, returned from Babylon with Zerubbabel. Apparently he was a representative of the descendants of Hodaviah, or, as he is elsewhere called, Hodevah or Judah (Ezra 2:40; Neh. 7:43; 12:8, 24). He assisted in the various reforms of that period (Ezra 3:9), 536 b.c.
2. A Levite who assisted in leading the devotions of the people after they were taught the law by Ezra (Neh. 9:4–5). He also signed the covenant (10:9), 445 b.c. He is thought to have been a son of no. 1.
Unger, M. F., Harrison, R. K., Vos, H. F., Barber, C. J., & Unger, M. F. (1988). The new Unger's Bible dictionary. Revision of: Unger's Bible dictionary. 3rd ed. c1966. (Rev. and updated ed.). Chicago: Moody Press.
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KADMIEL (Heb. qaḏmı̂’ēl, ‘God/El is the first/ ancient one’). A Levite who returned with Zerubbabel (Ezr. 2:40; Ne. 7:43; 12:8, 24), and was concerned with the commencement of the Temple rebuilding (Ezr. 3:9), with the day of national repentance (Ne. 9:4–5) and with the sealing of the covenant (Ne. 10:9). L. H. Brockington (Ezra, Nehemiah and Esther, NCB, 1969) suggests that the name appears mainly, if not entirely, limited to the designation of a levitical family. j.g.g.n.
Wood, D. R. W., Wood, D. R. W., & Marshall, I. H. (1996, c1982, c1962). New Bible Dictionary. Includes index. (electronic ed. of 3rd ed.) (641). Downers Grove: InterVarsity Press.
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Kadmiel (kadʹmee-el; Heb., ‘God is of old’ or ‘God goes before’), the father of a Levite family (Ezra 2:40; Neh. 7:43) who supervised reconstruction in the Jerusalem Temple in the late sixth century b.c. (Ezra 3:9) and participated in various services there (repentance, Neh. 9:4, 5; sealing the covenant, 10:9; thanksgiving, 12:8; praise and thanks, 12:24).
Achtemeier, P. J., Harper & Row, P., & Society of Biblical Literature. (1985). Harper's Bible dictionary. Includes index. (1st ed.) (522). San Francisco: Harper & Row.
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Kadmiel (Heb. qaḏmɩ̂˒ēl)
The head of a levitical family who with his descendants returned under Zerubbabel from captivity in Babylon (Ezra 2:40; Neh. 7:43; 12:8, 24). He and his sons supervised those rebuilding the temple (Ezra 3:9), took part in the public confession of sin (Neh. 9:4–5), and signed the renewed covenant (10:9 [MT 10]).
Freedman, D. N., Myers, A. C., & Beck, A. B. (2000). Eerdmans dictionary of the Bible (760). Grand Rapids, Mich.: W.B. Eerdmans.
