Bible Person

Abdeel

Meaning: a vapor; a cloud of God · Male · 1 cross reference

Abdeel is the father of Shelemiah in Jeremiah's court setting. He belongs to the official world surrounding the attempt to seize Jeremiah and suppress his prophetic message. First appears in Jer 36:26.1

AI summary: Abdeel matters because his cross reference places his household within the circle of royal officials tasked with carrying out the king's response against Jeremiah's scroll. Though Abdeel is not the acting officer in the scene, his family line helps locate the machinery of resistance to the prophetic word. Taken together, the material presents Abdeel as a household source within Jeremiah's contested political context.1

Central Figure

Abdeel

Meaning: a vapor; a cloud of God

Servant of God, (Jer.