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International Standard Bible Encyclopedia · 1915

Giddel

gid'-el (giddel, "very great," "stout"):

(1) The name of the head of a family of Nethinim (Ezra 2:47 = Nehemiah 7:49 = 1 Esdras 5:30 (here as Cathua)).

(2) The name of the head of a family of Solomon's servants (Ezra 2:56 = Nehemiah 7:58 = 1 Esdras 5:33 (here Isdael)).

The International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, James Orr, general editor (Chicago: Howard-Severance, 1915). Public domain. Text as published by biblestudytools.com. From the Encyclosphere, the open network of encyclopedias run by the Knowledge Standards Foundation.