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Mehetabel; Mehetabeel

International Standard Bible Encyclopedia

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mḗ - het´a - bel , mḗ - het´a - bēl ( מהיטבאל , mehēṭabh'ēl , "whom God makes happy"):

(1) Daughter of Matred, wife of Hadad or Hadar, the 8th and apparently last of the kings of Edom (Genesis 36:39; 1 Chronicles 1:50 ).

(2) Grandfather of that Shemaiah who played a treacherous part against Nehemiah at the suggestion of Tobiah and Sanballat, by trying to persuade Nehemiah to commit sacrilege (Nehemiah 6:10-13 ).

Bibliography Information
Orr, James, M.A., D.D. General Editor. Entry for 'Mehetabel; Mehetabeel'. International Standard Bible Encyclopedia. https://www.studylight.org/​encyclopedias/​eng/​isb/​m/mehetabel-mehetabeel.html. 1915.
 
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