Dictionaries :: Giddel

Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary

Giddel:

great

International Standard Bible Encyclopaedia

Giddel:

gid'-el (giddel, "very great," "stout"):

(1) The name of the head of a family of Nethinim (Ezr 2:47 =Ne 7:49 =#/ APC 1Esdras 5:30 (here as Cathua)).

(2) The name of the head of a family of Solomon's servants (Ezr 2:56 =Ne 7:58 =#/ APC 1Esdras 5:33 (here Isdael)).

Nave's Topical Bible

Giddel: 1. One of the Nethinim

Ezr 2:47; Neh 7:49

Giddel: 2. One of Solomon's Servants

Ezr 2:56; Neh 7:58

Smith's Bible Dictionary

Giddel:

(very great).

(1.) Children of Giddel were among the Nethinim who returned from the captivity with Zerubbabel (Ezra 2:47; Nehemiah 7:49).

(2.) Bene‐Giddel were also among the "servants of Solomon" who returned to Judea in the same caravan (Ezra 2:56; Nehemiah 7:58). (B.C. 536)