Misheal is a name found in the King James Bible, appearing 1 time in the text.
Who This Was
Misheal appears only once in the King James Bible, in the list of towns assigned to the tribe of Asher when the land of Canaan was divided among the tribes of Israel. The source note identifies Misheal as a town in the territory of Asher, mentioned in the list of cities in the Book of Joshua. Though the name is listed among what appear to be place names, the entry is treated here as a personal name appearing in the sacred text.
The setting is the allotment of the Promised Land. After Israel entered Canaan under Joshua, the land was distributed by lot among the tribes. Joshua 19 records the inheritance of the tribe of Asher, and within that list we read: “And Alammelech, and Amad, and Misheal; and reacheth to Carmel westward, and to Shihorlibnath” (Joshua 19:26). Misheal is named alongside Alammelech and Amad, and the boundary line is described as reaching toward Carmel on the west and to Shihorlibnath.
Scripture says nothing further about Misheal. No individual named Misheal speaks, acts, or is otherwise described in the biblical text. The single reference is a boundary-and-city list, preserving the name as part of the record of Asher’s inheritance. What Scripture says of Misheal, then, is simply this: the name stands among the towns and landmarks that marked the territory given to the tribe of Asher in fulfillment of God’s promise to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob.
The Name
The meaning of the name Misheal is not clearly recoverable from the text, and Scripture offers no explanation of it. Hebrew names often carry meaning, but where the sense of a name is uncertain, it is best to say so plainly rather than to invent a definition. Some have suggested possible connections with words for “asking” or “request,” but such proposals are not firmly established. The name is preserved in the King James Bible as it stands, without an inspired interpretation attached to it.
A Closing Thought
Most of us will never be remembered in a list of towns or boundary markers, yet Misheal’s single appearance reminds us that God keeps His own records. A name we might pass over quickly is held in the Scriptures as part of the inheritance given to Asher. Faithfulness is often quiet and unspectacular, but nothing done within God’s promise is forgotten. Whether our lives are loud or hidden, we can rest in the truth that the Lord knows His people by name, and He does not lose what belongs to Him.
At a Glance
- Gender: Male
- Testament: Old
- Mentions in the KJV: 1
Where It Appears in Scripture
- Joshua 19:26 — And Alammelech, and Amad, and Misheal; and reacheth to Carmel westward, and to Shihorlibnath;