Mehetabel (name)
Appearance
Mehetabel was the name of two minor biblical figures.
- The wife of Hadar (Genesis 36:39)
- A patriarch (Nehemiah 6:10)
The name in Hebrew means 'how good is God' or 'has done good to us'.[1]
Mehetabel is also a given name. Notable people with the name include:
- Mehetabel Newman (1822–1908), New Zealand missionary and teacher
- Mehetabel Wesley Wright (1697–1750), English poet, the fourth daughter of Samuel Wesley (father of John and Charles Wesley).
References
- ^ Cruden's Complete Concordance. Youngman 1896