Bezaleel

2 definitions found

From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]:

  Bezaleel
     in the shadow of God; i.e., "under his protection", the
     artificer who executed the work of art in connection with the
     tabernacle in the wilderness (Ex. 31:2; 35:30). He was engaged
     principally in works of metal, wood, and stone; while Aholiab,
     who was associated with him and subordinate to him, had the


     charge of the textile fabrics (36:1, 2; 38:22). He was of the
     tribe of Judah, the son of Uri, and grandson of Hur (31:2).
     Mention is made in Ezra 10:30 of another of the same name.
     

From Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary (late 1800's) [hitchcock]:

  Bezaleel, in the shadow of God