Encyclopedia of The Bible – Tabeel
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Tabeel

TABEEL tăb’ ĭ əl (טָֽבְאַֽל, God is good). 1. The father of the man whom Rezin of Damascus and Pekah of Israel planned to place upon the throne of Judah as a puppet king in place of king Ahaz (Isa 7:6; KJV TABEAL).

2. A Pers. official in Samaria who joined with others in sending a letter to Artaxerxes I to hinder the rebuilding of the walls of Jerusalem (Ezra 4:7; 1 Esd 2:16; KJV, ASV TABELLINS).