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Phichol in the Bible.

The chief captain of the army of Abimelech, the Philistine king of Gerar. The King James Version names Phichol in 3 verses, from Genesis 21:22 to Genesis 26:26.

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Who Phichol was.

Great, the chief captain of the army of Abimelech, the Philistine king of Gerar. He entered into an alliance with Abraham with reference to a certain well which, from this circumstance, was called Beersheba (q.v.), “the well of the oath” (Gen. 21:22, 32; 26:26).

From Easton’s Bible Dictionary (1897).

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All 3 verses that name Phichol.

Genesis 3

  • Genesis 21:22And it came to pass at that time, that Abimelech and Phichol the chief captain of his host spake unto Abraham, saying, God is with thee in all that thou doest:
  • Genesis 21:32Thus they made a covenant at Beer-sheba: then Abimelech rose up, and Phichol the chief captain of his host, and they returned into the land of the Philistines.
  • Genesis 26:26Then Abimelech went to him from Gerar, and Ahuzzath one of his friends, and Phichol the chief captain of his army.

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Who was Phichol in the Bible?

The chief captain of the army of Abimelech, the Philistine king of Gerar. The King James Version names Phichol in 3 verses, from Genesis 21:22 to Genesis 26:26.

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