Abdeel
Abdeel was the father of Shelemiah, an official sent by King Jehoiakim to arrest Baruch and Jeremiah.
The name Abdeel means “a vapor; a cloud of God”
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Summary
A man living at the time of Divided Monarchy, only mentioned at Jeremiah 36:26; only referred to as Abdeel (עַבְדְּאֵל); father of Shelemiah.
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Alternative names
- עַבְדְּאֵלAbdeel
Mentions
- Instead, the king commanded Jerahmeel, a son of the king, as well as Seraiah son of Azriel and Shelemiah son of Abdeel, to seize Baruch the scribe and Jeremiah the prophet. But the LORD had hidden them.