Person Old Testament
Zuriel
Zuriel was the leader of the Merarite Levites during the wilderness wanderings. Mentioned once in Scripture, at Numbers 3:35.
Why it matters. Leader of the Merarite Levites
- Primary passages
- Last reviewed
- 2026-08-30 by the FaithGraph team
About Zuriel
Zuriel Zuriel was the son of Abihail and the leader of the Merarite clan of Levites during the time of Moses (Num.3.35). The Merarites were one of the three main divisions of the Levites, responsible for transporting and setting up the framework, pillars, and bases of the tabernacle during the Israelites' journey through the wilderness.
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.
- Parents
- Abihail
Appears in Scripture
Named in 1 verse across 1 book. Occurrence data from STEPBible TIPNR (CC BY 4.0); references only, no translation text.
Numbers (1 verse)