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== Smith's Bible Dictionary <ref name="term_71261" /> == | == Smith's Bible Dictionary <ref name="term_71261" /> == | ||
<p> '''Abim'a-el.''' ''( | <p> '''Abim'a-el.''' ''(Father Of Mael).'' A descendant of Joktan, Genesis 10:28; 1 Chronicles 1:22, and probably the progenitor of an [[Arab]] tribe (Mali). </p> | ||
== Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible <ref name="term_49199" /> == | == Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible <ref name="term_49199" /> == | ||
<p> <strong> [[Abimael]] </strong> (perhaps = ‘father is God’). One of the Joktanids or | <p> <strong> [[Abimael]] </strong> (perhaps = ‘father is God’). One of the Joktanids or S. [[Arabians]] (see art. Joktan), [[Genesis]] 10:28 (J [Note: Jahwist.] ), 1 Chronicles 1:22 . </p> | ||
== Fausset's Bible Dictionary <ref name="term_34297" /> == | == Fausset's Bible Dictionary <ref name="term_34297" /> == | ||
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== Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature <ref name="term_17083" /> == | == Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature <ref name="term_17083" /> == | ||
<p> (Heb. Abimael', אֲבַימָאֵל '', | <p> (Heb. Abimael', אֲבַימָאֵל '', Father Of Mael;'' Sept. Ἀβιμαέλ, Ἀβιμιεήλ '','' [[Josephus]] Ἀβιμάηλος), one of the sons of Joktan in Arabia ( Genesis 10:28; 1 Chronicles 1:22). B.C. post 2414. (See Arabia). He was probably the father or founder of an [[Arabian]] tribe called ''Maal'' (מָאֵל, of unknown origin), a trace of which Bochart ''(Phaleg,'' 2:24) discovers in [[Theophrastus]] ''(Hist. Plant.'' 9:4), where the name ''Mali'' (Μάλι ) occurs as that of a spice-bearing region. Perhaps the same is indicated in [[Eratosthenes]] (ap. Strabo, 16:1112) and [[Eustathius]] (ad Dionys. Periegetes, p. 288, ed. Bernhardy) by the Mincei (Μειναῖ oi). So [[Diodorus]] Siculus (3, 42); but [[Ptolemy]] (6:7) distinguishes the Manitae (Μανῖται ) from these, and at the same time refers to a village called ''Manialia (Μάμαλα Κώμη)'' on the shore of the Red Sea. Hence Schneider proposes to read ''Mamali (Μαμάλι'' ) in the above passage of Theophrastus; perhaps we should rather read [[Mani]] (Μάνι ), a natural interchange of liquids; and then we may compare a place mentioned by Abulfeda ''(Arabia,'' ed. Gaguier, p. 3, 42), called ''Mlinay,'' 3 miles from [[Mecca]] (Michaelis, ''Spicileg.'' 2:179 sq.). </p> | ||
== International Standard Bible Encyclopedia <ref name="term_627" /> == | == International Standard Bible Encyclopedia <ref name="term_627" /> == | ||
<p> '''''a''''' -'''''bim´a''''' -'''''el''''' , '''''ab''''' -'''''i''''' -'''''mā´el''''' ( אבימאל , <i> ''''''ăbhı̄mā'ēl''''' </i> , "my father is God," or "God is father"): The ninth of the thirteen sons of Joktan, who was descendant of Shem, and son of Eber, and brother of [[Peleg]] in whose days the earth was divided ( Genesis 10:25-29; 1 Chronicles 1:19-23 ). Like some of the other names in this list, the name is linguistically south Arabian, and the tribes indicated are south Arabians. On the Arabic elements in [[Hebrew]] proper names see Halévy, <i> Mélanges d'épigraphie et d'archéologie sémitiques </i> ; <i> | <p> '''''a''''' -'''''bim´a''''' -'''''el''''' , '''''ab''''' -'''''i''''' -'''''mā´el''''' ( אבימאל , <i> ''''''ăbhı̄mā'ēl''''' </i> , "my father is God," or "God is father"): The ninth of the thirteen sons of Joktan, who was descendant of Shem, and son of Eber, and brother of [[Peleg]] in whose days the earth was divided ( Genesis 10:25-29; 1 Chronicles 1:19-23 ). Like some of the other names in this list, the name is linguistically south Arabian, and the tribes indicated are south Arabians. On the Arabic elements in [[Hebrew]] proper names see Halévy, <i> Mélanges d'épigraphie et d'archéologie sémitiques </i> ; <i> ZDMG </i> , especially early in 1883; D. H. Müller, <i> Epigraphie Denkmaler aus Arabien </i> ; Glaser, <i> Skizze der Gesch. und Geog. Arabiens </i> ; and by index Hommel, <i> [[Ancient]] Hebrew Tradition </i> ; and Gray, <i> Hebrew [[Proper]] [[Names]] </i> ; and F. Giesebrecht, <i> Die alttestamentliche Schatzung des Gottesnamens </i> . </p> | ||
==References == | ==References == | ||
Revision as of 10:19, 13 October 2021
Smith's Bible Dictionary [1]
Abim'a-el. (Father Of Mael). A descendant of Joktan, Genesis 10:28; 1 Chronicles 1:22, and probably the progenitor of an Arab tribe (Mali).
Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible [2]
Abimael (perhaps = ‘father is God’). One of the Joktanids or S. Arabians (see art. Joktan), Genesis 10:28 (J [Note: Jahwist.] ), 1 Chronicles 1:22 .
Fausset's Bible Dictionary [3]
Descendant of Joktan ( Genesis 10:28; 1 Chronicles 1:22). The name is preserved in Μali in Arabia Aromatifera (Theophrastus).
Morrish Bible Dictionary [4]
Descendant of Joktan. Genesis 10:28; 1 Chronicles 1:22 .
Easton's Bible Dictionary [5]
Genesis 10:28 1 Chronicles 1:22
Holman Bible Dictionary [6]
Genesis 10:28
Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature [7]
(Heb. Abimael', אֲבַימָאֵל , Father Of Mael; Sept. Ἀβιμαέλ, Ἀβιμιεήλ , Josephus Ἀβιμάηλος), one of the sons of Joktan in Arabia ( Genesis 10:28; 1 Chronicles 1:22). B.C. post 2414. (See Arabia). He was probably the father or founder of an Arabian tribe called Maal (מָאֵל, of unknown origin), a trace of which Bochart (Phaleg, 2:24) discovers in Theophrastus (Hist. Plant. 9:4), where the name Mali (Μάλι ) occurs as that of a spice-bearing region. Perhaps the same is indicated in Eratosthenes (ap. Strabo, 16:1112) and Eustathius (ad Dionys. Periegetes, p. 288, ed. Bernhardy) by the Mincei (Μειναῖ oi). So Diodorus Siculus (3, 42); but Ptolemy (6:7) distinguishes the Manitae (Μανῖται ) from these, and at the same time refers to a village called Manialia (Μάμαλα Κώμη) on the shore of the Red Sea. Hence Schneider proposes to read Mamali (Μαμάλι ) in the above passage of Theophrastus; perhaps we should rather read Mani (Μάνι ), a natural interchange of liquids; and then we may compare a place mentioned by Abulfeda (Arabia, ed. Gaguier, p. 3, 42), called Mlinay, 3 miles from Mecca (Michaelis, Spicileg. 2:179 sq.).
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia [8]
a -bim´a -el , ab -i -mā´el ( אבימאל , 'ăbhı̄mā'ēl , "my father is God," or "God is father"): The ninth of the thirteen sons of Joktan, who was descendant of Shem, and son of Eber, and brother of Peleg in whose days the earth was divided ( Genesis 10:25-29; 1 Chronicles 1:19-23 ). Like some of the other names in this list, the name is linguistically south Arabian, and the tribes indicated are south Arabians. On the Arabic elements in Hebrew proper names see Halévy, Mélanges d'épigraphie et d'archéologie sémitiques ; ZDMG , especially early in 1883; D. H. Müller, Epigraphie Denkmaler aus Arabien ; Glaser, Skizze der Gesch. und Geog. Arabiens ; and by index Hommel, Ancient Hebrew Tradition ; and Gray, Hebrew Proper Names ; and F. Giesebrecht, Die alttestamentliche Schatzung des Gottesnamens .
References
- ↑ Abimael from Smith's Bible Dictionary
- ↑ Abimael from Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible
- ↑ Abimael from Fausset's Bible Dictionary
- ↑ Abimael from Morrish Bible Dictionary
- ↑ Abimael from Easton's Bible Dictionary
- ↑ Abimael from Holman Bible Dictionary
- ↑ Abimael from Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature
- ↑ Abimael from International Standard Bible Encyclopedia
