Pagiel
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PAGIEL (PERSON) [Heb pag˓ı̂˒ēl (פַּגְעִיאֵל)]. The son of Ochran and the chief (nāśı̂˒, Num 2:27) of the tribe of Asher during the wilderness sojourn after the Exodus. He is mentioned only five times in the OT in four different tribal lists. He helped Moses conduct a census of all able-bodied warriors among the Israelites (Num 1:13). He led the tribe of Asher to its proper place on the N side of the tabernacle in the Israelite camp (2:27) and to its position in the rear guard when the Israelites prepared to depart from Mt. Sinai (Num 10:26). He also presented the offerings of the tribe of Asher on the eleventh day of the twelve-day celebration of the dedication of the altar (Num 7:72, 77). While the meaning of the name “Pagiel” is uncertain, HALAT (861) suggests that it means “the one who intercedes with God”; Gray (Numbers ICC, 8) proposes the meaning: “the lot or fate given by God.”
Dale F. Launderville
Freedman, D. N. (1996, c1992). The Anchor Bible Dictionary (5:56). New York: Doubleday.
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Pagiel — God allots, a prince of the tribe of Asher (Num. 1:13), in the wilderness.
Easton, M. (1996, c1897). Easton's Bible dictionary. Oak Harbor, WA: Logos Research Systems, Inc.
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PAGIEL Ocran’s son from Asher’s tribe, who was appointed by Moses to help number the people in the wilderness. He also served as leader of his tribe during that time (Nm 1:13; 2:27; 7:72, 77; 10:26).
Elwell, W. A., & Comfort, P. W. (2001). Tyndale Bible dictionary. Tyndale reference library (983). Wheaton, Ill.: Tyndale House Publishers.
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PA´GIEL (paʹgi-el; “meeting or rendezvous” with God). The son of Ochran and leader of the tribe of Asher at the time of the Exodus (Num. 1:13; 2:27; 7:72; 10:26), c. 1440 b.c.
Unger, M. F., Harrison, R. K., Vos, H. F., Barber, C. J., & Unger, M. F. (1988). The new Unger's Bible dictionary. Revision of: Unger's Bible dictionary. 3rd ed. c1966. (Rev. and updated ed.). Chicago: Moody Press.
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Pagiel (payʹgi-el; Heb., ‘El [God] has met’), the leader of the tribe of Asher during the wilderness wandering (Num. 1:13; 10:26).
Achtemeier, P. J., Harper & Row, P., & Society of Biblical Literature. (1985). Harper's Bible dictionary. Includes index. (1st ed.) (740). San Francisco: Harper & Row.
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Pagiel (Heb. pag̱˓ɩ̂˒ēl)
The son of Ochran; the chief of Asher during the wilderness wanderings (Num. 2:27; 10:26) who assisted Moses in the census (1:13) and who brought an offering for the tabernacle (7:72, 77).
Freedman, D. N., Myers, A. C., & Beck, A. B. (2000). Eerdmans dictionary of the Bible (997). Grand Rapids, Mich.: W.B. Eerdmans.
