Bible Person

Nethaneel

Meaning: same as Nathanael · Male · 1 cross reference

This Nethaneel entry refers to the priest who blows the trumpet before the ark in 1 Chronicles 15:24, not to David's brother or the priestly heads in Nehemiah. He belongs to the liturgical celebration surrounding the ark's arrival in Jerusalem. First appears in 1 Chr 15:24.1

AI summary: This Nethaneel matters because his single cross reference places him in the ordered musical and priestly service accompanying the ark. The entry helps show that David's worship reforms were carried by many named participants, not by the king alone. Taken together, the material presents this Nethaneel as a priest serving in the ark procession.1

Central Figure

Nethaneel

Meaning: same as Nathanael

A priest who blew the trumpet before the ark when it was brought up to Jerusalem (1 Chr.