{
  "id": "dict_003083",
  "term": "Kadmiel",
  "slug": "kadmiel",
  "letter": "K",
  "entry_type": "biblical_person",
  "entry_family": "theological_term",
  "depth_profile": "standard",
  "short_definition": "Kadmiel is a postexilic Levite named in Ezra-Nehemiah, associated with the return from exile, temple service, and public worship in Jerusalem.",
  "simple_one_line": "A Levite leader named in Ezra and Nehemiah.",
  "tooltip_text": "Kadmiel is a biblical proper name for a Levite connected with the restoration of worship after the exile.",
  "aliases": [],
  "scripture_references": [],
  "original_language_terms": [],
  "related_entries": [
    "Levite",
    "Ezra",
    "Nehemiah",
    "Temple",
    "Return from Exile",
    "Covenant Renewal"
  ],
  "see_also": [
    "Jeshua",
    "Bani",
    "Hodaviah",
    "Ezra-Nehemiah",
    "Second Temple"
  ],
  "lede_intro": "Kadmiel is a biblical proper name borne by a Levite associated with the restoration of Israel’s worship and covenant life after the Babylonian exile.",
  "at_a_glance_definition": "A Levite named in the postexilic books of Ezra and Nehemiah, linked with temple service and covenant renewal.",
  "at_a_glance_key_points": [
    "Postexilic Levite",
    "appears in Ezra-Nehemiah",
    "associated with worship, service, and restoration",
    "illustrates the importance of faithful servants in rebuilding the community."
  ],
  "description_academic_short": "Kadmiel is a biblical personal name found in Ezra and Nehemiah, where it is associated with Levites in the restored community after the exile. The name belongs to the historical setting of temple rebuilding, public worship, and covenant renewal in Jerusalem. It is best treated as a proper-name entry rather than a theological concept.",
  "description_academic_full": "Kadmiel is a biblical proper name associated with a Levite in the postexilic period. In Ezra and Nehemiah, the name appears in lists tied to the return from Babylon, temple-related ministry, and the renewal of Israel’s life in Jerusalem. The references place Kadmiel within the restored Levitical order, especially in contexts of worship and covenant commitment. Because Scripture presents Kadmiel as a person or clan name rather than as a doctrinal idea, the entry belongs in the Bible dictionary as a proper-name article.",
  "background_biblical_context": "Kadmiel appears in the postexilic books, where the returned community is reestablishing worship, leadership, and covenant obedience. The name is linked with Levites involved in the life of the second temple community.",
  "background_historical_context": "After the Babylonian exile, Judah’s returned exiles rebuilt temple life under Persian rule. Lists of names in Ezra and Nehemiah preserve the leaders and families who participated in that restoration, including Levites such as Kadmiel.",
  "background_jewish_ancient_context": "In Second Temple Judaism, Levites served important roles in worship, teaching, and the ordered life of the sanctuary. Kadmiel’s appearance in these lists reflects the continuity of priestly and Levitical service in the restored community.",
  "key_texts_primary": [
    "Ezra 2:40",
    "Ezra 3:9",
    "Nehemiah 7:43",
    "Nehemiah 9:4–5",
    "Nehemiah 10:9",
    "Nehemiah 12:8"
  ],
  "key_texts_secondary": [
    "Nehemiah 12",
    "Ezra-Nehemiah as a whole for the postexilic restoration context"
  ],
  "original_language_note": "Kadmiel is a Hebrew personal name; in the Bible it functions as a proper name for a Levite associated with the postexilic community.",
  "theological_significance": "Kadmiel is not a doctrinal term, but the name points to the restoration of worship after judgment, the value of ordered Levitical service, and God’s faithfulness in preserving a worshiping remnant.",
  "philosophical_explanation": "As a proper-name entry, Kadmiel illustrates how Scripture preserves the identity of individual servants within the larger story of redemption. The focus is historical and covenantal rather than abstract or conceptual.",
  "interpretive_cautions": "Do not treat Kadmiel as a theological concept. The same name appears in multiple postexilic lists, and the passages may reflect either the same individual or a family/clan designation within the Levites.",
  "major_views_note": "The basic identification is stable: Kadmiel is generally understood as a Levite figure in the postexilic period. Debate, where it exists, concerns genealogical or clan details rather than the historical setting or function of the name.",
  "doctrinal_boundaries": "This entry does not establish doctrine. It should be read as a historical-biblical proper name within the restoration narrative of Ezra-Nehemiah.",
  "practical_significance": "Kadmiel reminds readers that God uses ordinary, named servants in the renewal of worship, teaching, and covenant faithfulness.",
  "meta_description": "Kadmiel is a postexilic Levite named in Ezra and Nehemiah, associated with the return from exile, temple service, and covenant renewal in Jerusalem.",
  "public_url": "/companion-bible-dictionary/kadmiel/",
  "json_url": "/companion-bible-dictionary/data/dictionary/kadmiel.json",
  "final_disposition": "PUBLISH_CANONICAL"
}