Bible Location
Meaning: altar; light or lion of God · 3 cross references · Modern-day map available
Ariel is a symbolic name for Jerusalem in Isaiah and also a term used for the altar-hearth in Ezekiel's temple vision. It is important because it joins judgment, worship, and the identity of the holy city in prophetic language. First appears in Isa 29:1.1
Place meaning
altar; light or lion of God
Coordinates
31.78, 35.23
First appears
Isa 29:1
AI summary: Ariel is significant because it works as prophetic symbolism rather than ordinary geography. Isaiah uses the name for Jerusalem in a context of looming distress and divine purging, while Ezekiel uses it for the altar structure at the heart of sacrificial worship. The cross references present Ariel as a name that concentrates the themes of city, altar, judgment, and consecration.1
Place meaning
altar; light or lion of God
Latitude
31.78
Longitude
35.23
Bible references
3
A symbolic name for Jerusalem (Isa. 29:1, 2, 7) as “victorious under God,” and in Ezek. 43:15, 16, for the altar (marg., Heb. ‘ariel) of burnt offerings, the secret of Israel’s lion-like strength. 3
Source note: this 1893 dictionary language reflects its period and may be culturally insensitive or outdated. It is presented as historical source material, not as ai-BIBLE’s language, interpretation, or endorsement.
AI-assisted summary prepared for ai-BIBLE and stored as page content, based on dictionary material, place metadata, and linked Bible cross references.
Alistair de Blacquiere-Clarkson, “ai-BIBLE Bible Names JSON Factsheet Aggregating Material from Smith’s Bible Dictionary & Hitcocks’s New and Complete Analysis of the Bible.” ai-BIBLE electronic edition, version 1.0.
M.G.Easton, Illustrated Bible Dictionary, ai-BIBLE electronic edition, version 1.0.
Robert Rouse, “Theographic Bible Information,” Theographic-Bible-Metadata, 2020, https://github.com/robertrouse/theographic-bible-metadata.