Abdeel עַבְדְּאֵל
Father of Shelemiah, an official under King Jehoiakim
Who is Abdeel in the Bible?
Abdeel was the father of Shelemiah, an official who served King Jehoiakim of Judah during the reign of the last kings of Judah. He appears in Jeremiah 36:26, where his son Shelemiah was sent by King Jehoiakim to arrest the prophet Jeremiah and his scribe Baruch after they had written down prophecies of judgment against Jerusalem. Though Shelemiah was tasked with this arrest, the text notes that the Lord protected Jeremiah and Baruch from being captured. Abdeel's brief mention illustrates the opposition that Jeremiah faced from the royal court, even as he delivered God's warnings to the nation.
Biography
Abdeel is mentioned in Jer.36.26 as the father of Shelemiah, an official during the reign of King Jehoiakim of Judah. When Jeremiah's scribe, Baruch, read the prophet's warnings in the temple, King Jehoiakim ordered Jerahmeel, Seraiah, and Shelemiah to arrest both Baruch and Jeremiah. However, the Lord hid them from the officials.
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In Scripture
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- Jeremiah 36:26
"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."
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Names & Aliases
| Form | Language | Script |
|---|---|---|
| Named | Hebrew | עַבְדְּאֵל |