Person Old Testament
Jeiel
Jeiel was the grandfather of Jahaziel, a Levite who prophesied during the reign of King Jehoshaphat of Judah. Mentioned once in Scripture, at 2 Chronicles 20:14.
Why it matters. Grandfather of Jahaziel, a Levite during Jehoshaphat's reign.
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- Last reviewed
- 2026-08-30 by the FaithGraph team
About Jeiel
Jeiel is mentioned in 2 Chronicles as the grandfather of Jahaziel, a Levite who lived during the reign of King Jehoshaphat of Judah. When Jehoshaphat and his army faced a formidable enemy alliance, the Spirit of the Lord came upon Jahazielin the midst of the assembly. Jahaziel prophesied victory and encouragement to the king and his people, assuring them of God's presence and deliverance in the upcoming battle.
Description from STEPBible TIPNR (Tyndale House, Cambridge), CC BY 4.0, lightly reformatted. This is background reference material, not Scripture and not a FaithGraph editorial claim.
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Family
Family links from STEPBible TIPNR (CC BY 4.0). Where the dataset marks an identification as uncertain, the mark is kept. Matthew and Luke give different genealogies for Jesus; see the Lineage page, which never merges them.
Appears in Scripture
Named in 1 verse across 1 book. Occurrence data from STEPBible TIPNR (CC BY 4.0); references only, no translation text.
2 Chronicles (1 verse)