Bible Encyclopedias
Zabdiel
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia
zab´di - el ( זבדּיאל , zabhdı̄'ēl , "my gift is El (God)"; Ζαβδιήλ , Zabdiḗl ):
(1) Father of Jashobeam (1 Chronicles 27:2 ), or rather Ishbaal (Curtis, Chronicles , 290 f).
(2) An overseer of the priests (Nehemiah 11:14 ).
(3) An Arabian who beheaded Alexander Balas and sent his head to Ptolemy (1 Maccabees 11:17 ).
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Orr, James, M.A., D.D. General Editor. Entry for 'Zabdiel'. International Standard Bible Encyclopedia. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/isb/z/zabdiel.html. 1915.