International Standard Bible Encyclopedia: Igal

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International Standard Bible Encyclopedia: Igal


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ı̄´gal (יגאל, yigh'āl, “he (God) redeems”; Septuagint variously Ἰγάλ, Igál, Γαάλ, Gaál, Ἰωήλ, Iōḗl):

(1) One of the twelve spies sent by Moses from the wilderness of Paran; son of Joseph, tribe of Issachar ().

(2) One of David's heroes, son of Nathan of Zobah (). In he is “Joel (יואל, yō'ēl), the brother of Nathan.”

(3) Son of Shemaiah of the royal house of David, descendant of Zerubbabel (, the King James Version “Igeal”).