Reference: Tabeal

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).

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 (Isa 7:5-6; 8:6,9,12) favored the project.

Tab'eal

Father of one whom the kings of Syria and Israel proposed to make king of Judah. Isa 7:6.

Tabe'al

(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.)