Bible Dictionary
Abdiel
Abdiel was a Gadite whose family lived in Gilead or Bashan. His genealogy is recorded among the descendants of Gad in the days associated with Jotham king of Judah and Jeroboam II king of Israel.
Definition
Abdiel, meaning “servant of God,” was a Gadite whose genealogy is recorded among the descendants of Gad. He was the son of Guni and father of Ahi. His family lived in Gilead or Bashan, east of the Jordan.
Biblical Usage
Abdiel is mentioned in 1 Chronicles 5:15-17 within the genealogical record of the Gadites. His name is associated with the period of Jotham king of Judah or Jeroboam II king of Israel.
Historical Background
The Gadites connected with Abdiel were settled in Gilead or Bashan. The genealogical record belongs to the time associated with Jotham of Judah or Jeroboam II of Israel.
Scripture References
Historical Bible Dictionaries
Easton's Bible Dictionary
Servant of God, (1 Chr. 5:15), a Gadite chief.
Smith's Bible Dictionary
(the servant of God), son of Guni and father of Ahi, one of the Gadites who were settled in the land of Bashan, (1 Chronicles 5:15), in the days of Jotham king of Judah. (B.C. 758.)
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (ISBE)
<p>ab'-di-el (`abhdi'el, "servant of God"): A Gadite who lived in Gilead or in Bashan, and whose name was reckoned in genealogies of the time of Jotham, king of Judah, or of Jeroboam II, king of Israel (1Ch 5:15-17).</p>