Bible Person
Meaning: prevention · Male · 5 cross references
Pagiel is the chief of Asher in the wilderness generation and appears in the standard leadership lists of Numbers. He is one of the recurring tribal princes who help define Israel's communal order around the tabernacle. First appears in Num 1:13.1
AI summary: Pagiel matters because the cross references present him as Asher's recognized representative in the wilderness camp. His repeated presence in offerings, census records, and marching order demonstrates how each tribe stands before the Lord through named leadership. He is not central to dramatic narrative, but he is central to ordered communal life. Taken together, the material presents Pagiel as an Asherite prince whose office contributes to Israel's disciplined structure.1
Central Figure
Pagiel
Meaning: prevention
God allots, a prince of the tribe of Asher (Num.
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Alistair de Blacquiere-Clarkson, “ai-BIBLE Bible Names JSON Factsheet Aggregating Material from Smith’s Bible Dictionary & Hitcocks’s New and Complete Analysis of the Bible.” ai-BIBLE electronic edition, version 1.0.
M.G.Easton, Illustrated Bible Dictionary, ai-BIBLE electronic edition, version 1.0.
Robert Rouse, “Theographic Bible Information,” Theographic-Bible-Metadata, 2020, https://github.com/robertrouse/theographic-bible-metadata.