Abdeel
עַבְדְּאֵל/AB-dee-el/
“Servant of God”
Summary
The father of Shelemiah, one of the officers whom King Jehoiakim commanded to arrest Jeremiah the prophet and Baruch the scribe.
☩Identity
Abdeel was the father of Shelemiah, who was one of the officers sent by King Jehoiakim to arrest Jeremiah and his scribe Baruch after the king had burned the scroll containing Jeremiah's prophecies. The mission failed because 'the LORD hid them.' The name Abdeel is omitted in the Septuagint translation.
Key verses:Jeremiah 36:26
Related Verses1 mention
Jeremiah· 1 verse
References
- 1.John McClintock and James Strong, "Abdeel," in Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature, vol. I (Harper & Brothers, 1867–1887).
- 2.James Orr (ed.), "Abdeel," in International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, vol. I (Howard-Severance Company, 1915).