Abdeel

עַבְדְּאֵל · av.de.el · H5655“a vapor; a cloud of God” Hitchcock's 18691 mention, all in Jeremiah

Who he was

Abdeel is mentioned in Jeremiah 36:26 as the father of Shelemiah, an official during the reign of King Jehoiakim of Judah. When Jeremiah's scribe, Baruch, read the prophet's warnings in the temple, King Jehoiakim ordered Jerahmeel, Seraiah, and Shelemiah to arrest both Baruch and Jeremiah. However, the Lord hid them from the officials.

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Family

ChildrenShelemiah

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Every mention

1 reference, counted from STEPBible, Tyndale House Cambridge · CC BY 4.0 · verse text: World English Bible (public domain)

Jeremiah 1 mention

Jeremiah 36:26The king commanded Jerahmeel the king’s son, and Seraiah the son of Azriel, and Shelemiah the son of Abdeel, to arrest Baruch the scribe and Jeremiah the prophet; but Yahweh hid them.

What the dictionary says

Servant of God, (Jer. 36:26), the father of Shelemiah.

Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897)

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Sources

STEPBible TIPNR · Translators Individualised Proper Names with all References · CC BY 4.0 · github.com/STEPBible/STEPBible-Data
Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary (1869) · Public domain