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Pedahel

Smith's Bible Dictionary (1884)· Public Domain

(whom God redeems), the son of Ammihud, and prince of the tribe of Naphtali. (Numbers 34:28)

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International Standard Bible Encyclopedia on Pedahel

Pedahel ped'-a-hel, pe-da'-el (pedhah'-el, "whom God redeems"): A prince of Naphtali; one of the tribal chiefs who apportioned the land of Canaan (Nu 34:28; compare Nu 34:17). ⇒See a list of verses on PEDAHEL in the Bible. ⇒See also the McClintock and Strong Biblical Cyclopedia.

Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible on Pedahel

The prince of Naph- tali, one of those who took part in dividing the land, Nu 34% P, The name belongs to the late and artificial class which has so many representa- tives in P (cf. Gray, Heb. Proper Names, 198, 200, 210, 310, and in Hapos. Sept. 1897, p. 179 ff.). PEDAHZUR (‘x923, adac(c)o%p).—The father of Gamaliel, the prince of the tribe of Manasseh, at the time of the Exodus, Nu 110 2” 754. δ9 103, The question of the early or late character of such compound names, and of the early use by the Hebrews of Zur (=‘rock’) absolutely as a divine name will be found fully discussed by Hommel (AHT 300, 319f.), who affirms such use, and ἃ. Buchanan Gray (Heb. Proper Names, 196, and especially in his criticism of Hommel in Expos. Sept. 1897, pp. 179 ff.), who denies it. See also art. Rock. J. A. SELBIE. PEDAIAH (7:73 ‘J” has redeemed,’ 39:79 in 1 Ch 27" ; the Sept. MSS have a great variety of forms ; Parad, Φαλαδαιά, etc., are probably corruptions of Φαδαιά in which A has been mistaken for A).—4. Father of Joel, who was ruler under David over western Manasseh (1 Ch 27”, B Φαλαδαιά, A Φαλδιί…

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  6. Fausset, A.R. (1878) Fausset's Bible Dictionary. [Public Domain]A Critical and Expository Bible Cyclopaedia

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