Kadmiel
Kadmiel was a Levite who returned from Babylonian exile and played a significant role in the rebuilding of the temple and the spiritual renewal of the people.
The name Kadmiel means “God of antiquity; God of rising”
MaleExile and Return eraOld Testament2 books8 verses
Summary
A man living at the time of Exile and Return, first mentioned at Ezra 2:40; only referred to as Kadmiel (קַדְמִיאֵל); father of Jeshua.
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Alternative names
- קַדְמִיאֵלKadmiel
Mentions
- The Levites: the descendants of Jeshua and Kadmiel (through the line of Hodaviah), 74.
- So Jeshua and his sons and brothers, Kadmiel and his sons (descendants of Yehudah), and the sons of Henadad and their sons and brothers—all Levites—joined together to supervise those working on the house of God.
- The Levites: the descendants of Jeshua (through Kadmiel, through the line of Hodevah), 74.
- And the Levites—Jeshua, Bani, Kadmiel, Shebaniah, Bunni, Sherebiah, Bani, and Chenani—stood on the raised platform and cried out in a loud voice to the LORD their God.
- Then the Levites—Jeshua, Kadmiel, Bani, Hashabneiah, Sherebiah, Hodiah, Shebaniah, and Pethahiah—said, “Stand up and bless the LORD your God from everlasting to everlasting: Blessed be Your glorious name, and may it be exalted above all blessing and praise.
- The Levites: Jeshua son of Azaniah, Binnui of the sons of Henadad, Kadmiel,
- The Levites were Jeshua, Binnui, Kadmiel, Sherebiah, Judah, and Mattaniah, who, with his associates, led the songs of thanksgiving.
- The leaders of the Levites were Hashabiah, Sherebiah, and Jeshua son of Kadmiel, along with their associates, who stood across from them to give praise and thanksgiving as one section alternated with the other, as prescribed by David the man of God.