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Phichol

פִּיכֹל/FY-kol/

“Mouth of all (possibly a title meaning grand vizier)”

Summary

Phichol was the commander of the army of Abimelech, king of the Philistines at Gerar, who witnessed covenants with both Abraham and Isaac.

☩Military Commander at Gerar

Phichol served as chief captain of Abimelech's army in the Philistine city of Gerar. He accompanied Abimelech when the king made a covenant with Abraham at Beersheba. The title may have been hereditary or official rather than personal, as a Phichol also appears with an Abimelech in Isaac's time.

Key verses:Genesis 21:22Genesis 21:32Genesis 26:26

Related Verses3 mentions

Genesis· 3 verses

21:2221:3226:26

References

  1. 1.George Morrish, "Phichol," in Morrish's Concise Bible Dictionary (George Morrish, 1898).
  2. 2.Andrew Robert Fausset, "Phichol," in The Englishman's Critical and Expository Bible Cyclopædia (Hodder & Stoughton, 1878).