tabeal Summary and Overview
Bible Dictionaries at a Glance
tabeal in Easton's Bible Dictionary
goodness of God, the father of one whom the kings of Syria and Samaria in vain attempted to place on the throne of Ahaz (Isa. 7:6).
tabeal in Smith's Bible Dictionary
(God is good). The son of Tabeal was apparently an Ephraimite in the army of Pekah the son of Remaliah, or a Syrian in the army of Rezin, when they went up to besiege Jerusalem in the reign of Ahaz. #Isa 7:6| The Aramaic form of the name favors the latter supposition. (B.C. before 738.)
tabeal in Schaff's Bible Dictionary
TA'BEAL (God is good), the father of one who was proposed king of Judah by the army of Pekah, the son of Remaliah. Isa 7:6. The name is Syriac, and it has been conjectured that he was a descendant of Naaman.
tabeal in Fausset's Bible Dictionary
Hebrew. A Syrian-like name. The scheme of Rezin of Syria and Pekah of Israel was to set up Tabeal's son as a vassal king instead of Ahaz, in Judah. A party in Jerusalem (Isaiah 7:5-6; Isaiah 8:6; Isaiah 8:9;Isaiah 8:12) favored the project.