Ariel the lion of God. (1.) One of the chief men sent by Ezra to procure Levites for the sanctuary (Ezra 8:16).
(2.) A symbolic name for Jerusalem (Isaiah 29:1, Isaiah 1:29, Isaiah 1:29) as "victorious under God," and in Ezekiel 43:15, Ezekiel 1:43, for the altar (marg., Heb. 'ariel) of burnt offerings, the secret of Israel's lion-like strength.