Bible Encyclopedia: Igal

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International Standard Bible Encyclopedia

IGAL

i'-gal (yigh'al, "he (God) redeems"; Septuagint variously Igal, Gaal, Ieol):

(1) One of the twelve spies sent by Moses from the wilderness of Paran; son of Joseph, tribe of Issachar (Numbers 13:7).

(2) One of David's heroes, son of Nathan of Zobah (2 Samuel 23:36). In 1 Chronicles 11:38 he is "Joel (yo'el), the brother of Nathan."

(3) Son of Shemaiah of the royal house of David, descendant of Zerubbabel (1 Chronicles 3:22, the King James Version "Igeal").

Strong's Hebrew

3008. Yigal -- "He redeems," three Israelites
... Yigal. 3009 . "He redeems," three Israelites. Transliteration: Yigal Phonetic
Spelling: (yig-awl') Short Definition: Igal. ... NASB Word Usage Igal (3). Igal, Igeal ...
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Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary

Igal

redeemed; defiled

Smith's Bible Dictionary

Igal

(whom God will avenge).

One of the spies, son of Joseph, of the tribe of Issachar. (Numbers 13:7) (B.C. 1490.)
One of the heroes of David's guard, son of Nathan of Zobah. (2 Samuel 23:36) (B.C. 1046.)

Easton's Bible Dictionary

Avengers.

(1.) Numbers 13:7, one of the spies of the tribe of Issachar.

(2.) Son of Nathan of Zobah, and one of David's warriors (2 Samuel 23:36).

(3.) 1 Chronicles 3:22.

Thesaurus

Igal (3 Occurrences)
... Int. Standard Bible Encyclopedia. IGAL. ... Multi-Version Concordance Igal (3 Occurrences).
Numbers 13:7 Of the tribe of Issachar, Igal the son of Joseph. ...
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Ab'igal (1 Occurrence)
Ab'igal. Abigal, Ab'igal. Abihail . Multi-Version Concordance
Ab'igal (1 Occurrence). 2 Samuel 17:25 And Absalom had ...
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Joel (22 Occurrences)
... 2 Samuel 23:36 has "Igal son of Nathan," and the Septuagint's Codex Vaticanus has
"son" in 1 Chronicles, a reading which Curtis adopts. See IGAL. ...
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Nathan (42 Occurrences)
... See preceding article. (2) A son of King David (2 Samuel 5:14 1 Chronicles 3:5;
1 Chronicles 14:4). (3) Father of Igal, one of David's heroes (2 Samuel 23:36). ...
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Zobah (15 Occurrences)
... 12. This latter may be the native place of Igal, one of David's "thirty"
(2 Samuel 23:36), who is named among eastern Israelites. ...
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Issachar (40 Occurrences)
... Later this place was held by Igal ben-Joseph, the tribal representative among the
spies (Numbers 13:7). The prince chosen from Issachar to assist in the ...
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Abihail (6 Occurrences)

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Abigal (1 Occurrence)

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Bible Concordance

Igal (3 Occurrences)

Numbers 13:7 Of the tribe of Issachar, Igal the son of Joseph.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)

2 Samuel 23:36 Igal the son of Nathan of Zobah, Bani the Gadite,
(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)

1 Chronicles 3:22 The sons of Shecaniah: Shemaiah. The sons of Shemaiah: Hattush, and Igal, and Bariah, and Neariah, and Shaphat, six.
(WEB JPS ASV BBE NAS RSV NIV)

Subtopics

Igal

Igal: Also Called Joel: One of David's Guards

Igal: One of the Spies Sent to Canaan

Related Terms

Ab'igal (1 Occurrence)

Joel (22 Occurrences)

Nathan (42 Occurrences)

Zobah (15 Occurrences)

Issachar (40 Occurrences)

Abihail (6 Occurrences)

Abigal (1 Occurrence)