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|name = Abdiel |
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|Occupation =Chief of the Tribe of Gad |
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| − | '''Abdiel''' (meaning "Servant of God") was a [[Gad (Patriarch)|Gadite]] chieftain<ref>1 Chronicles 5:15</ref>. He was numbered among the Gadite chieftains along with Joel, Shapham, Janai, and Shapat <ref>1 Chronicles 5:12</ref>. |
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| + | '''Abdiel''' was a [[Gad (Patriarch)|Gadite]], the son of Chieftain Guni. He and his son Ahi<ref>1 Chronicles 5:15</ref> settled in the land of Bashan in the time of king [[Jotham]] of Judah in the mid eighth century BC<ref>1 Chronicles 5:17</ref>. |
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| + | The name Abdiel (Heb: '''עַבְדִּיאֵל''') means "servant of God"--from '''עָ֫בֶד''' (servant) and '''אֵל''' (a shortened form of '''אֱלֹהִים''', Elohim, used often in names). |
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Revision as of 02:59, 31 July 2018
Abdiel was a Gadite, the son of Chieftain Guni. He and his son Ahi[1] settled in the land of Bashan in the time of king Jotham of Judah in the mid eighth century BC[2].
Etymology
The name Abdiel (Heb: עַבְדִּיאֵל) means "servant of God"--from עָ֫בֶד (servant) and אֵל (a shortened form of אֱלֹהִים, Elohim, used often in names).