Person Old Testament
Abdiel
Abdiel, son of Guni, was a chief of a Gadite family during the time of Jotham, king of Judah. Mentioned once in Scripture, at 1 Chronicles 5:15.
Why it matters. A Gadite leader
- Primary passages
- Last reviewed
- 2026-08-30 by the FaithGraph team
About Abdiel
Abdiel is mentioned in 1Ch.5.15 as a leader of the tribe of Gad during the time of Jotham, king of Judah. He is described as the son of Guni and a chief of his father's house. The Gadites were one of the Israelite tribes that settled east of the Jordan River. The mention of Abdiel in the genealogical record of 1 Chronicles suggests that he was a significant figure among the Gadites and that his family held a prominent position within the tribe.
Description from STEPBible TIPNR (Tyndale House, Cambridge), CC BY 4.0, lightly reformatted. This is background reference material, not Scripture and not a FaithGraph editorial claim.
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Family
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Appears in Scripture
Named in 1 verse across 1 book. Occurrence data from STEPBible TIPNR (CC BY 4.0); references only, no translation text.
1 Chronicles (1 verse)