{
  "id": "dict_003698",
  "term": "Misheal",
  "slug": "misheal",
  "letter": "M",
  "entry_type": "biblical_place",
  "entry_family": "theological_term",
  "depth_profile": "standard",
  "short_definition": "Variant spelling of Mishal, a town allotted to Asher.",
  "simple_one_line": "Misheal is an alternate spelling of Mishal.",
  "tooltip_text": "Alternate spelling of Mishal (Joshua 19:26).",
  "aliases": [],
  "scripture_references": [],
  "original_language_terms": [],
  "related_entries": [
    "Mishal",
    "Joshua",
    "Asher"
  ],
  "see_also": [
    "Mishal",
    "Joshua 19",
    "Tribal allotments"
  ],
  "lede_intro": "Misheal is a spelling variant of Mishal, a town named in the tribal allotment of Asher.",
  "at_a_glance_definition": "A variant spelling for the biblical place Mishal.",
  "at_a_glance_key_points": [
    "Refers to a place, not a doctrine",
    "Appears in the Asher allotment list",
    "Best handled as a redirect to Mishal"
  ],
  "description_academic_short": "“Misheal” is best understood as a spelling variant of the biblical place name Mishal, listed among towns in Asher.",
  "description_academic_full": "The form “Misheal” is not best treated as a separate theological term. It corresponds to the biblical place name Mishal, a town listed among the inheritance boundaries of Asher. For dictionary purposes, this entry should redirect to the canonical headword Mishal rather than stand as an independent theological concept.",
  "background_biblical_context": "Joshua 19 lists Mishal among the towns in Asher’s territorial allotment. “Misheal” functions as a spelling variant rather than a distinct entry.",
  "background_historical_context": "This is a geographical name from the conquest and settlement period of Israel’s tribal inheritance.",
  "background_jewish_ancient_context": "The name belongs to the Hebrew place-name tradition preserved in the Old Testament text and its manuscript transmission.",
  "key_texts_primary": [
    "Joshua 19:26"
  ],
  "key_texts_secondary": [],
  "original_language_note": "Hebrew מִשְׁאָל (Mishal). “Misheal” is a variant English spelling of the same place name.",
  "theological_significance": "The term has no independent doctrinal significance; its value is in biblical geography and text identification.",
  "philosophical_explanation": "This is an identity and reference issue, not a theological concept requiring doctrinal development.",
  "interpretive_cautions": "Do not treat Misheal as a distinct doctrine or as a separate biblical entity from Mishal.",
  "major_views_note": "Standard Bible reference usage treats this as a place name variant, not a separate theological term.",
  "doctrinal_boundaries": "This entry concerns biblical geography only and should not be expanded into doctrinal speculation.",
  "practical_significance": "Useful for helping readers recognize alternate spellings in Bible translations and reference works.",
  "meta_description": "Misheal is a variant spelling of Mishal, a town in Asher mentioned in Joshua 19:26.",
  "public_url": "/companion-bible-dictionary/misheal/",
  "json_url": "/companion-bible-dictionary/data/dictionary/misheal.json",
  "final_disposition": "PUBLISH_CANONICAL"
}