Bible Dictionary

Adbeel

The name Adbeel means “vapor, or cloud of God”.

Easton's Bible Dictionary 1897

Miracle of God, the third of the twelve sons of Ishmael, and head of an Arabian tribe (Gen. 25:13; 1 Chr. 1:29).

Smith's Bible Dictionary 1863

(offspring of God), a son of Ishmael, (Genesis 25:13; 1 Chronicles 1:29) and probably the progenitor of an Arab tribe. (B.C. about 1850.)

International Standard Bible Encyclopedia 1915

ad'-be-el ('adhbe'el, "God's discipline," possibly): The third of the twelve sons of Ishmael (Ge 25:13; 1Ch 1:29). The name appears in the Assyrian records as that of a north Arabian tribe residing somewhere Southwest of the Dead Sea.