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Zabdi
Gift of Jehovah. (1.) An ancestor of Achan (Josh 7:1, Josh 7:17, Josh 7:18). He is probably the “Zimri” of 1 Chr 2:6.
(2.) A Benjamite (1 Chr 8:19).
(3.) Called “the Shiphmite,” one of David’s officers, who had charge of his vineyards (1 Chr 27:27).
(4.) A Levite, one of the sons of Asaph (Neh 11:17); probably the same as Zichri (1 Chr 9:15), and Zaccur (Neh 12:35).
Named in the Bible
6 verses
- Joshua 7:1 But the children of Israel committed a trespass in the accursed thing: for Achan, the son of Carmi, the son of Zabdi, the son of Zerah, of the tribe of Judah, took of the accursed thing: and the anger of the LORD was kindled against the children of Israel.
- Joshua 7:17 And he brought the family of Judah; and he took the family of the Zarhites: and he brought the family of the Zarhites man by man; and Zabdi was taken:
- Joshua 7:18 And he brought his household man by man; and Achan, the son of Carmi, the son of Zabdi, the son of Zerah, of the tribe of Judah, was taken.
- 1 Chronicles 8:19 And Jakim, and Zichri, and Zabdi,
- 1 Chronicles 27:27 And over the vineyards was Shimei the Ramathite: over the increase of the vineyards for the wine cellars was Zabdi the Shiphmite:
- Nehemiah 11:17 And Mattaniah the son of Micha, the son of Zabdi, the son of Asaph, was the principal to begin the thanksgiving in prayer: and Bakbukiah the second among his brethren, and Abda the son of Shammua, the son of Galal, the son of Jeduthun.
From Easton’s Bible Dictionary (1897), by Matthew George Easton.
