A keeper of camels, an Ishmaelite who was “over the camels” in the time of David (1 Chr. 27:30).
Source:Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897)Public domain
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Obil
Name meaning: that weeps; who deserves to be bewailed (Hitchcock)
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Also in Smith's Bible Dictionary (1863)
(chief of the camels), a keeper of the herds of camels in the reign of David. (1 Chronicles 27:30) (B.C. 1050.)
Source: Smith’s Bible Dictionary (1863) · Public domain
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