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Abdiel
Excerpt from the Lexham Bible Dictionary, the most advanced Bible dictionary.
Father of Ahi; listed among the descendants of Gad (1 Chr 5:15).
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The Lexham Bible Dictionary
Abdiel, Son of Guni
Abdiel, Son of Guni (עַבְדִּיאֵל‎, avdi'el). Father of Ahi; listed among the descendants of Gad (1 Chr 5:15).
The Anchor Yale Bible Dictionary
Abdiel (Person)
ABDIEL (PERSON) [Heb ʿabdı̂ʾēl (עַבְדִּיאֵל)]. The father of Ahi, a prominent member of the tribe of Gad (1 Chr 5:15) in the northern Transjordan during the reigns of King Jotham of Judah and Jeroboam II of Israel (mid-8th century b.c.e.). According to various LXX manuscripts, Abdiel is not the father
Baker Encyclopedia of the Bible
Abdi-el
Abdi-el. Guni’s son, and father of Ahi (1 Chr 5:15). Ahi was a clan leader in Gad’s tribe during the reigns of King Jotham of Judah and King Jeroboam II of Israel (1 Chr 5:15–17).
The International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, Revised
Abdiel
Abdiel abʹdi-əl [Heb. ‘aḇdî’ēl—‘servant of God’]. A Gadite who lived in Gilead or in Bashan, and whose name was reckoned in genealogies of the time of Jotham king of Judah, or of Jeroboam II king of Israel (1 Ch. 5:15–17).
Tyndale Bible Dictionary
Abdiel
ABDIEL Guni’s son and father of Ahi (1 Chr 5:15). Ahi was a clan leader in Gad’s tribe during the reigns of King Jotham of Judah and King Jeroboam II of Israel (1 Chr 5:15–17).
The HarperCollins Bible Dictionary (Revised and Updated)
Abdiel
Abdiel (ab´dee-uhl; Heb., “servant of El [God]”), the father of Ahi, a leader from the tribe of Gad (1 Chron. 5:15).
The Wycliffe Bible Encyclopedia
Abdiel
ABDIEL. A son of Guni, father of Ahi, who was a Gadite living in Gilead or Bashan (1 Chr 5:15–17).
Eerdmans Dictionary of the Bible
Abdiel
Abdiel (Heb. ʿaḇdɩ̂ʾēl)A Gadite who dwelled in Gilead or in Bashan. He was the father of the chief Ahi (1 Chr. 5:15).
Eerdmans Bible Dictionary
Abdiel
Abdiel [ăbˊdĭ əll] (Heb. ˓aḇdî˒ ēl “servant of God”). A Gadite who dwelled in Gilead or in Bashan; he was the father of Ahi, the chief of that tribe (1 Chr. 5:15).
Smith’s Bible Dictionary
Abdi-el
Ab´di-el (the servant of God), son of Guni and father of Ahi, one of the Gadites who were settled in the land of Bashan, 1 Chron. 5:15, in the days of Jotham king of Judah. (b.c. 758.)
The New Unger’s Bible Dictionary
Abdiel
AB´DIEL (abʹdi-ēl; “servant of God”). Son of Guni and father of Ahi, one of the Gadites resident in Gilead (1 Chron. 5:15).
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Relatives
Guni Father
Ahi Son