Bezalel

thumb|The Goldsmith, gouache on board, c. 1896–1902, by James Tissot (The Jewish Museum, New York) thumb|Bezalel, Oholiab and an assistant produce vessels for the tabernacle (engraving by Pieter Jacopsz Paets, 1645) In Exodus 31:1-6 and chapters 36 to 39, Bezalel, Bezaleel, or Betzalel (, ) was the chief artisan of the Tabernacle and was in charge of building the Ark of the Covenant, assisted by Oholiab. The section in chapter 31 describes his selection as chief artisan, in the context of Moses' vision of how God wanted the tabernacle to be constructed, and chapters 36 to 39 recount the construction process undertaken by Bezalel, Oholiab and every gifted artisan and willing worker, in accordance with the vision.

Elsewhere in the Bible the name occurs only in the genealogical lists of the Book of Chronicles, but a Hebrew inscription discovered at Tel Arad refers to the "sons of Bezal" (a shortened form of Bezalel's name) as cultic personnel in the 8th century BCE.