Adbeel

Adbeel was the third son of Ishmael and a grandson of Abraham through Hagar (Genesis 25:13; 1 Chronicles 1:29). He is listed among the twelve princes of Ishmael who became heads of tribal groupings, 'according to their settlements and encampments.' These Ishmaelite tribes settled between Havilah and Shur, in the region of northwestern Arabia. Some scholars identify Adbeel with the Idibi'il mentioned in Assyrian annals as an Arab tribe in the Sinai-Negev region. Like his brothers, Adbeel represents one of the peoples descended from Abraham who lay outside the covenant line of Isaac.