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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ze.vul · Zebul · Hebrew/Aramaic
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Judges 9:28 · וּזְבֻ֣לAnd Gaal son of Ebed saith, ‘Who is Abimelech, and who is Shechem, that we serve him? is he not son of Jerubbaal? and Zebul his commander? Serve ye the men of Hamor father of Shechem, and wherefore do we serve him—we?Judges 9:30 · זְבֻל֙And Zebul, prince of the city, heareth the words of Gaal son of Ebed, and his anger burneth,Judges 9:36 · זְבֻ֔ל · זְבֻ֔לand Gaal seeth the people, and saith unto Zebul, ‘Lo, people are coming down from the top of the hills;’ and Zebul saith unto him, ‘The shadow of the hills thou art seeing like men.’Judges 9:38 · זְבֻ֗לAnd Zebul saith unto him, ‘Where is now thy mouth, in that thou sayest, Who is Abimelech that we serve him? is not this the people against which thou hast kicked? go out, I pray thee now, and fight against it.’Judges 9:41 · זְבֻ֛לAnd Abimelech abideth in Arumah, and Zebul casteth out Gaal and his brethren from dwelling in Shechem.