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Tabeel
TABEEL, TABEAL (tā'bē-ĕl, tā'bē-ăl)
The father of one of the allied kings whom Rezin of Damascus and Pekah of Israel attempted to make their puppet king of Judah (
TABEEL tăb’ ĭ əl (טָֽבְאַֽל, God is good). 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 (
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 (
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (1915)
ta’-be-el: A name meaning "good is God," borne by two persons in the Old Testament (
(1) The father of the man whom the kings of Israel and Damascus planned to place upon the throne of Judah (
(2) A Persian official in Samaria (Tabhe’el) (