Bible Dictionary
Tabeal
Tabeal was the father of a man whom the kings of Syria and Israel planned to place on Judah’s throne during the reign of Ahaz. The name means “God is good.”
Definition
Tabeal means “God is good.” He was the father of the man whom the kings of Syria and Samaria planned unsuccessfully to place on the throne of Judah during Ahaz’s reign.
Biblical Usage
Tabeal is mentioned in Isaiah’s account of the threatened replacement of Ahaz by a ruler supported by the hostile kings.
Historical Background
His son may have been an Ephraimite associated with Pekah or a Syrian associated with Rezin. The Aramaic form of the name favors a Syrian connection.
Scripture References
Related Figures
Historical Bible Dictionaries
Easton's Bible Dictionary
Goodness of God, the father of one whom the kings of Syria and Samaria in vain attempted to place on the throne of Ahaz (Isa. 7:6).
Smith's Bible Dictionary
(God is good). The son of Tabeal was apparently an Ephraimite in the army of Pekah the son of Remaliah, or a Syrian in the army of Rezin, when they went up to besiege Jerusalem in the reign of Ahaz. (Isaiah 7:6) The Aramaic form of the name favors the latter supposition. (B.C. before 738.)