Strong H5651H5651Gעֶ֫בֶד
Ebed
One of the 2 senses of Strong H5651
- Transliteration
- ‛ebed
- Pronunciation
- eh'-bed
- Morphology
- Proper Name (Masculine) of a Person
Definition
A man living before Israel's Monarchy, first mentioned at Jdg.9.26;
father of: Gaal (H1603)
father of: Gaal (H1603)
Meaning of the name
Ebed = "servant"
General definition
The same as H5650; {Ebed} the name of two Israelites: - Ebed.
In the biblical story
Ebed
Father of Gaal, who opposed Abimelech's rule
Ebed was the father of Gaal, who led a rebellion against Abimelech, the son of Gideon, in Shechem. (Jdg.9.26,28,30,31,35)
In the Bible
Strong H5651G appears in 5 verses of the KJV.
Translated in the KJV by
- ebed5
First verses
- Judges 9:26And Gaal the son of Ebed came with his brethren, and went over to Shechem: and the men of Shechem put their confidence in him.
- Judges 9:28And Gaal the son of Ebed said, Who is Abimelech, and who is Shechem, that we should serve him? is not he the son of Jerubbaal? and Zebul his officer? serve the men of Hamor the father of Shechem: for why should we serve him?
- Judges 9:30And when Zebul the ruler of the city heard the words of Gaal the son of Ebed, his anger was kindled.
- Judges 9:31And he sent messengers unto Abimelech privily, saying, Behold, Gaal the son of Ebed and his brethren be come to Shechem; and, behold, they fortify the city against thee.
- Judges 9:35And Gaal the son of Ebed went out, and stood in the entering of the gate of the city: and Abimelech rose up, and the people that were with him, from lying in wait.