Adriel

Saul's son-in-law; husband of Merab

A written article for Adriel is still to come. Below and alongside: where Adriel appears in Scripture, with the original words and any dates on record.

  • 1200 BC
    1000 BC
  • Adriel
    1063 BC to 1018 BC

Original word

  • עַדְרִיאֵל adriel
    H5741
Relationships
Father: Barzillai Wife: Merab
Citations
“Adriel.” Theographic Bible Metadata (Viz.Bible). theographic-bible-metadata. Theographic Bible Metadata · CC BY-SA 4.0 Accessed 2026-08-29.
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Where Adriel appears in Scripture

1 Samuel 18

וַיְהִי בְּעֵת תֵּת אֶת-מֵרַב בַּת-שָׁאוּל לְדָוִד וְהִיא נִתְּנָה לְעַדְרִיאֵל הַמְּחֹֽלָתִי לְאִשָּֽׁה׃
19
But it came to pass at the time when Merab Saul's daughter should have been given to David, that she was given unto Adriel the Meholathite to wife.

2 Samuel 21

וַיִּקַּח הַמֶּלֶךְ אֶת-שְׁנֵי בְּנֵי רִצְפָּה בַת-אַיָּה אֲשֶׁר יָֽלְדָה לְשָׁאוּל אֶת-אַרְמֹנִי וְאֶת-מְפִבֹשֶׁת וְאֶת-חֲמֵשֶׁת בְּנֵי מִיכַל בַּת-שָׁאוּל אֲשֶׁר יָֽלְדָה לְעַדְרִיאֵל בֶּן-בַּרְזִלַּי הַמְּחֹֽלָתִֽי׃
8
But the king took the two sons of Rizpah the daughter of Aiah, whom she bare unto Saul, Armoni and Mephibosheth; and the five sons of Michal the daughter of Saul, whom she brought up for Adriel the son of Barzillai the Meholathite: