One was the son of Uzziel (Exodus 6:22), who was the brother of Amram. But, as I’ve read through the Bible a few times in the past several years, I noticed that a couple other people mentioned were also named Mishael.

Meshach is perhaps the most famous person with the name Mishael who can be found in the Bible. Two Other Guys in the Bible Named Mishael They would find out all about how God helped them later, though. Or maybe they couldn’t see (at least not at that point) where God was helping these men. Maybe the Babylonians didn’t have any concept of a god who would help them. What’s interesting to me in this, despite the fact that my name is in this passage, is that the Babylonian names given to the men mean pretty much the same thing as their Hebrew names, except for Azariah/Abednego. Their given, Hebrew, names were Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah (see Daniel 1:6). You remember the story of Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego? Those were all Babylonian names given to the men after they were taken captive. She was reading the book of Daniel in the Bible one day, and she happened to come across this name. I hated that song for a while afterwards, but I’ve since gotten over it. It’s one of the more memorable, and cringe-worthy, moments in my life. When I was a teenager, I actually had a dentist who sang that song to me while his hands were in my mouth. I guess that’s how you would pronounce it in French. I pronounce Mishael the same way other people pronounce Michelle or Michele, both of which are pronounced “mish-EL.” You know, like the Beatles song, except Paul McCartney sang the name with a little more emphasis and a long “e” sound on the first syllable. I don’t worry about whether they know how to spell it or not. Usually, when I meet someone for the first time, I just tell them my name. I’ve earned my round tuit token! How to Pronounce Mishael – The Short(ish) Answer

I agreed with her at the time, but I kept putting off the actual writing of the post.

People who search for you and who read your books will be interested in that information, for sure. She said, “That would be a great thing to put on your website. One of the first things the instructor asked me was, “How do you pronounce Mishael?” After I gave her the short answer on how to say my name, I shared the full, long story of how I got the name, what it means, etc. A couple of years ago, I finished an email course on website optimization as part of my ACFW membership.

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