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Abdeel was the father of Shelemiah, an official sent by King Jehoiakim to arrest Baruch and Jeremiah.
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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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Servant of God, (Jer. 36:26), the father of Shelemiah.
father of Shelemiah. (Jeremiah 36:26)
a vapor; a cloud of God
AB'DEEL (servant of God), father of Shelemiah. Jer 36:26.
AB'DEEL (servant of God), father of Shelemiah. Jer 36:26.
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1 verse in 1 book · English text: BSB (change it from the menu at the top) · Strong’s H5655
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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