Phicol, also spelledPhichol (KJV) orPhikol, (Hebrew:פִיכֹל, meaning "great";Latin:Phicol) was aPhilistine military leader.
Phicol was the chief captain of the army ofAbimelech, the Philistine king ofGerar. He entered into an alliance withAbraham with reference to a certain well which, from this circumstance, was calledBeersheba, "the well of the oath" (Genesis 21:22,32; 26:26).[1]
The Phicol mentioned in Genesis 26:26 is in relation to an agreement betweenIsaac and Abimelech, whereas the Phicol mentioned in Genesis 21:22, 32 is in relation to an agreement between Abraham and Abimelech. Therefore, the name Phicol may be a namesake handed down through a generation or possibly even the name of a title (both are referred to as "commander of the army"), such asAbimelech.[2]
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