זְבֻל
ze.vul
A man living before Israel's Monarchy, first mentioned at Jdg.9.28
§ Zebul = "exalted"
chief man of the city of Shechem at the time of the contest between Abimelech and the native Canaanites
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Concordance 5 verses
- Judges 9:28 וּזְבֻ֣ל
Then Gaal son of Ebed said, “Who is Abimelech, and who is Shechem, that we should serve him? Is he not the son of Jerubbaal, and is not Zebul his officer? You are to serve the men of Hamor, the father of Shechem. Why should we serve Abimelech?
- Judges 9:30 זְבֻל֙
When Zebul the governor of the city heard the words of Gaal son of Ebed, he burned with anger.
- Judges 9:36 זְבֻ֔לזְבֻ֔ל
When Gaal saw the people, he said to Zebul, “Look, people are coming down from the mountains!” But Zebul replied, “The shadows of the mountains look like men to you.”
- Judges 9:38 זְבֻ֗ל
“Where is your gloating now?” Zebul replied. “You said, ‘Who is Abimelech that we should serve him?’ Are these not the people you ridiculed? Go out now and fight them!”
- Judges 9:41 זְבֻ֛ל
Abimelech stayed in Arumah, and Zebul drove Gaal and his brothers out of Shechem.
