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Abdeel
a vapor; a cloud of God
עַבְדְּאֵל av.de.el
Abdeel (Hebrew: עַבְדְּאֵל, av.de.el) means “a vapor; a cloud of God”, by traditional interpretation. Two men in scripture bear the name; the best attested is a king. In United States birth records the name is below the reporting threshold. Appears with Azriel in Jeremiah 36.
Which Abdeel?
Two men in scripture bear this name. Here is each of them.
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Abdeel
father of Shelemiah
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Abdeel
Scripture against society
The two measures, side by side
At a glance
- Verses
- 1 across 1 book
- Bearers
- 2 distinct people in scripture
- Testament
- Old
- Era
- Divided Kingdom
- Hapax
- Yes occurs exactly once
Using it today
In United States birth records this name is below the reporting threshold. The Social Security Administration does not publish counts under five, so a name given to four children looks the same as one given to none.
In scripture
| Fact | Detail |
|---|---|
| First appears | Jeremiah 36:26 |
| Cross-references | 46 linked passages |
Names connected to this one
- Shelemiah co-occurrence Appears with Shelemiah in Jeremiah 36.
- Azriel co-occurrence Appears with Azriel in Jeremiah 36.
- Seraiah co-occurrence Appears with Seraiah in Jeremiah 36.
- Jerahmeel co-occurrence Appears with Jerahmeel in Jeremiah 36.
- Hammelech co-occurrence Appears with Hammelech in Jeremiah 36.
- Hananiah co-occurrence Appears in the same passages as Hananiah.
- Cushi co-occurrence Appears in the same passages as Cushi.
- Ishmael root Shares the element -el, “God”.
Origin & meaning
A man living at the time of Divided Monarchy, only mentioned at Jer.36.26;
father of: Shelemiah (H8018L)
§ Abdeel = "servant of God"
father of Shelemiah of Judah in the time of Jeremiah
Abdeel was the father of Shelemiah, an official sent by King Jehoiakim to arrest Baruch and Jeremiah.
The biblical story
Abdeel is mentioned in Jer.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.
Key verses
Abdeel appears in 1 verse. Here are some of the most notable:
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But the king commanded Jerahmeel the son of Hammelech, and Seraiah the son of Azriel, and Shelemiah the son of Abdeel, to take Baruch the scribe and Jeremiah the prophet: but the Lord hid them.
Jeremiah 36:26
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Jeremiah (1)
- Jeremiah 36:26