<strong>TABEEL, TABEAL</strong> (tā'bē-ĕl, tā'bē-ăl)<br /><br />

The father of one of the allied kings whom Rezin of Damascus and Pekah of Israel attempted to make their puppet king of Judah (<bibleref ref="Isa.7.6">Isa.7.6</bibleref>).An official in Samaria who complained to Artaxerxes about the activity of the Jews (<bibleref ref="Ezra.4.7">Ezra.4.7</bibleref>).<br /><br />

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<strong>TABEEL</strong> <strong>tăb’ ĭ əl</strong> (<span class="hebrew">טָֽבְאַֽל</span>, <em>God is good</em>). 1. The father of the man whom Rezin of Damascus and Pekah of Israel planned to place upon the throne of Judah as a puppet king in place of king Ahaz (<bibleref ref="Isa.7.6">Isa 7:6</bibleref>; KJV TABEAL).<br /><br />

2. A Pers. official in Samaria who joined with others in sending a letter to Artaxerxes I to hinder the rebuilding of the walls of Jerusalem (<bibleref ref="Ezra.4.7">Ezra 4:7</bibleref>; <bibleref ref="1Esd.2.16">1 Esd 2:16</bibleref>; KJV, ASV TABELLINS).<br /><br />

<h2>International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (1915)</h2>

ta’-be-el: A name meaning "good is God," borne by two persons in the <span class="auto-link">[[Old Testament]]</span> (<bibleref ref="Isa.7.6">Isa 7:6</bibleref>, the <span class="auto-link">[[King James Version]]</span>, "Tabeal").

(1) The father of the man whom the kings of Israel and Damascus planned to place upon the throne of Judah (<bibleref ref="Isa.7.6">Isa 7:6</bibleref>). The form of the name Tabhe’el, suggests that he was a Syrian; his son evidently was a tool of Rezin, king of Damascus. The name is vocalized so as to read Tebeal (Tabhe’al), which might be translated "good for nothing," though some explain it as a pausal form, with the ordinary meaning. The change, probably due to a desire to express contempt, is very slight in Hebrew.<br /><br />

(2) A Persian official in Samaria (Tabhe’el) (<bibleref ref="Ezra.4.7">Ezr 4:7</bibleref>). All that is known of him is that he joined with other officials in sending a letter to Artaxerxes for the purpose of hindering the rebuilding of the walls of Jerusalem.<br /><br />

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