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'''Abdiel'''
 
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Meaning: servant of God.
 
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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>.
This was the name of a Gadite chief (1 Chr. 5:15).
 
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== Etymology ==
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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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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).

Verses

  1. 1 Chronicles 5:15 (Link)
  2. 1 Chronicles 5:17 (Link)