Lexical Definition

‎גִּדֵּל‎ Giddêl (ghid-dale') Giddel ^N:N-M-P
from ‎גָּדַל‎; stout

Giddel.

• § Giddel = "very great"
• Giddel, the name of one of the Nethinim, also of one of 'Solomon's servants'

1) the head of a family of temple slaves returning from exile with Zerubbabel
2) the head of the descendants of Solomon's servants returning from exile with Zerubbabel

Extended Information

• A man living at the time of Exile and Return, first mentioned at Ezr.2.47

Brown-Driver-Briggs

‎גִּדֵּל‎ proper name, masculine (very great) —

1. head of one of the families of Nethinim Ezra 2:47; Neh 7:49.

2. head of one of the families of Solomon's servants Ezra 2:56; Neh 7:58.

Brown-Driver-Briggs References

Profile

Male • Returned from exile • Ancestor of temple servants who returned from Babylonian exile.

Man living at the time of Exile and Return

Giddel was an ancestor of a group of temple servants (Nethinim) who returned to Jerusalem from the Babylonian exile.

• A man living at the time of Exile and Return, first mentioned at Ezr.2.47;
• only referred to as Giddel גִּדֵּל.

Giddel is mentioned in Ezra 2:47 and Nehemiah 7:49 as an ancestor of a group of temple servants, also known as Nethinim, who returned to Jerusalem from the Babylonian exile. The Nethinim were a class of temple personnel who assisted the Levites in the maintenance and service of the temple (Ezra 8:20). They were likely descendants of the Gibeonites who were assigned by Joshua to serve as woodcutters and water carriers for the altar of the Lord (Joshua 9:23, 27). In the lists of the exiles who returned to Jerusalem under the leadership of Zerubbabel (Ezra 2) and Nehemiah (Nehemiah 7), the descendants of Giddel are counted among the Nethinim. This suggests that Giddel's descendants had faithfully carried out their duties in the temple service, even during the exile, and were part of the group who returned to restore worship in Jerusalem.

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