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Bezalel:

bez'-a-lel (betsal'el, "in the shadow (protection) of ‘El (God)"; Beseleel; the King James Version Bezaleel):

(1) A master workman under Moses; son of Uri, son of Hur, of the tribe of Judah. Yahweh gave him especial wisdom and skill for his task, which was, with the aid of Oholiab of the tribe of Dan, to superintend the making of the tabernacle and its furniture (Ex 31:2; 35:30; 36:1,2, 8; 37:1; 38:22; 1Ch 2:20; 2Ch 1:5).

(2) An Israelite of the time of Ezra who put away a foreign wife (Ezr 10:30).

Written by F. K. Farr

Nave's Topical Bible

Bezalel: 1. A Divinely-Inspired Mechanic and Master Workman Who Built

Who built the tabernacle,

Exd 31:2; 35:30-35; 36:1; 37:1; 38:1-7, 22.

Bezalel: 2. Son of Pahath-Moab

Ezr 10:30