In the bible, Hiel is the name of the Bethelite who rebuilt Jericho (1KI 16:34). Meaning of the name: God lives; the life of God. Related names are: Nun,
Joshua, Segub
(and others ...)
. The translations of Hiel in 3 languages of the Bible are illustrated in the
ichthys
below, from
Urbina in Spanish to
Αχιηλ in Greek!
In his days did Hiel the Bethelite build Jericho: he laid the foundation thereof in Abiram his firstborn, and set up the gates thereof in his youngest son Segub, according to the word of the LORD, which he spake by Joshua the son of Nun. (1KI 16:34)