Zabdiel
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Easton's 1897
Gift of God. (1.) The father of Jashobeam, who was one of David’s officers (1 Chr. 27:2).
(2.) An overseer of the priests after the Captivity (Neh. 11:14).
Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897) · public domain
Smith's 1884
(gift of God).
1. Father of Jashobeam, a chief of David’s guard. (1 Chronicles 27:2) (B.C. before 1046.)
2. A priest, son of the great men or as the margin gives it, "Haggedolim." (Nehemiah 11:14) (B.C. 459.)
Smith's Bible Dictionary (1884) · public domain
ISBE 1915
From the International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (1915). Where it reports or adopts critical theories, those are the views of its writers or the scholars they cite; Gospel Companion holds the historic Christian view of Scripture.
zab'-di-el (zabhdi'el, "my gift is El (God)"; Zabdiel):
(1) Father of Jashobeam (1Ch 27:2), or rather Ishbaal (Curtis, Chronicles, 290 f).
(2) An overseer of the priests (Ne 11:14).
(3) An Arabian who beheaded Alexander Balas and sent his head to Ptolemy (1 Macc 11:17).
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (1915) · public domain
In Scripture
2 references found in the entries above · verse links open the World English Bible
Sources
- Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897) · Public domain
- Smith's Bible Dictionary (1884) · Public domain
- International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (1915) · Public domain