ZABDIEL

1. Father of Jashobeam, the commander of the first division of David’s army (1 Chr 27:2).

2. Priest and overseer of 128 “mighty men of valor” (rsv, Neh 11:14). The notation that he was a “son of Haggedolim” might indicate that he was a “son of the mighty men.”

3. Arab who beheaded Alexander (Balas) Epiphanes and sent the head to Ptolemy (1 Macc 11:17).