Ammiel

Ammiel means "people of God."

1. One of the twelve spies sent by Moses to search the land of Canaan (Num. 13:12). He was one of the ten who perished by the plague for their unfavourable report (Num. 14:37).
2. The father of Machir of Lo-debar, in whose house Mephibosheth resided (2 Sam. 9:4, 5; 17:27).
3. The father of Bathsheba, the wife of Uriah, and afterwards of David (1 Chr. 3:5). He is called Eliam in 2 Sam. 11:3.
4. One of the sons of Obed-edom the Levite (1 Chr. 26:5).

Reference

This article incorporates text from Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897), a publication now in the public domain.