Dictionaries :: Bezaleel

Easton's Bible Dictionary

Bezaleel:

in the shadow of God; i.e., "under his protection", the artificer who executed the work of art in connection with the tabernacle in the wilderness (Exd 31:2; 35:30). He was engaged principally in works of metal, wood, and stone; while Aholiab, who was associated with him and subordinate to him, had the charge of the textile fabrics (36:1,2; 38:22). He was of the tribe of Judah, the son of Uri, and grandson of Hur (31:2). Mention is made in Ezr 10:30 of another of the same name.

Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary

Bezaleel:

in the shadow of God

Smith's Bible Dictionary

Bezaleel:

(in the shadow of God).

(1.) The son of Uri, the son of Hur, of the tribe of Judah and one of the architects of the tabernacle (Exodus 31:1-6). His charge was chiefly in all works of metal, wood and stone. (B.C. 1490)

(2.) One of the sons of Pahath‐moab who had taken a foreign wife (Ezra 10:30). (B.C. 458)