Woe to Ariel, to Ariel, the city where David dwelt! add ye year to year; let them kill sacrifices.
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Interpretation
Ariel may signify the altar of burnt-offerings. Let Jerusalem know that outward religious services will not make men free from judgements.
Glossary
- Ariel Place
- Biblical settlement. Modern identification: Jerusalem.
- City People
- The earliest mention of city-building is that of Enoch, which was built by Cain ( Gen. 4:17 ). After the confusion of tongues, the descendants of Nimrod founded several cities (10:10-12).
- City of David Place
- Biblical settlement. Modern identification: City of David.
- David Person
- Beloved, the eighth and youngest son of Jesse, a citizen of Bethlehem. His father seems to have been a man in humble life. His mother’s name is not recorded. Some think she was the Nahash of 2 Sam. 17:25 .