Encyclopedia of The Bible – Mehetabel
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Mehetabel

MEHETABEL mĭ hĕt’ ə bĕl (מְהֵֽיטַבְאֵל׃֙). 1. The wife of Hadar (Hadad), a king of Edom (Gen 36:39; 1 Chron 1:50).

2. A grandfather of Shemaiah, who at the suggestion of Tobiah and Sanballat tried to ruin Nehemiah by getting him to commit sacrilege (Neh 6:10-13).