Zebul

Governor of Shechem under Abimelech

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1300 BC

1200 BC
Zebul

c. 1250 BC

Original word

זְבֻל zebul

H2083

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Where Zebul appears in Scripture

Judges 9

וַיֹּאמֶר׀ גַּעַל בֶּן-עֶבֶד מִֽי-אֲבִימֶלֶךְ וּמִֽי-שְׁכֶם כִּי נַֽעַבְדֶנּוּ הֲלֹא בֶן-יְרֻבַּעַל וּזְבֻל פְּקִידוֹ עִבְדוּ אֶת-אַנְשֵׁי חֲמוֹר אֲבִי שְׁכֶם וּמַדּוּעַ נַֽעַבְדֶנּוּ אֲנָֽחְנוּ׃

And Gaal the son of Ebed said, Who is Abimelech, and who is Shechem, that we should serve him? is not he the son of Jerubbaal? and Zebul his officer? serve the men of Hamor the father of Shechem: for why should we serve him?

וַיִּשְׁמַע זְבֻל שַׂר-הָעִיר אֶת-דִּבְרֵי גַּעַל בֶּן-עָבֶד וַיִּחַר אַפּֽוֹ׃

And when Zebul the ruler of the city heard the words of Gaal the son of Ebed, his anger was kindled.

וַיַּרְא-גַּעַל אֶת-הָעָם וַיֹּאמֶר אֶל-זְבֻל הִנֵּה-עָם יוֹרֵד מֵֽרָאשֵׁי הֶֽהָרִים וַיֹּאמֶר אֵלָיו זְבֻל אֵת צֵל הֶֽהָרִים אַתָּה רֹאֶה כָּֽאֲנָשִֽׁים׃

And when Gaal saw the people, he said to Zebul, Behold, there come people down from the top of the mountains. And Zebul said unto him, Thou seest the shadow of the mountains as if they were men.

וַיֹּאמֶר אֵלָיו זְבֻל אַיֵּה אֵפוֹא פִיךָ אֲשֶׁר תֹּאמַר מִי אֲבִימֶלֶךְ כִּי נַֽעַבְדֶנּוּ הֲלֹא זֶה הָעָם אֲשֶׁר מָאַסְתָּה בּוֹ צֵא-נָא עַתָּה וְהִלָּחֶם בּֽוֹ׃

Then said Zebul unto him, Where is now thy mouth, wherewith thou saidst, Who is Abimelech, that we should serve him? is not this the people that thou hast despised? go out, I pray now, and fight with them.

וַיֵּשֶׁב אֲבִימֶלֶךְ בָּֽארוּמָה וַיְגָרֶשׁ זְבֻל אֶת-גַּעַל וְאֶת-אֶחָיו מִשֶּׁבֶת בִּשְׁכֶֽם׃

And Abimelech dwelt at Arumah: and Zebul thrust out Gaal and his brethren, that they should not dwell in Shechem.