Abdiel (Hebrew: עֲבְדִּיאֵל "Servant of El") is a biblical name which has been used as the name for a number of notable people.
"[1] Notable people with the name include: Chief among characters bearing the name Abdiel is the seraph Abdiel appearing in Milton's Paradise Lost (1667), specifically in Book V and Book VI.
Two passages from Book V serve to establish Abdiel's character: Had audience; when among the SeraphimAbdiel, than whom none with more zeal adoredThe Deity, and divine commands obeyedSo spake the Seraph Abdiel, faithful foundAmong the faithless, faithful only heAmong innumerable false.
Unmoved,Unshaken, unreduced, unterrifiedHis loyalty he kept, his love, his zeal.Abdiel denounces Satan after hearing him incite revolt among the angels, and abandons Lucifer to bring the news of his defection to God.
In the ensuing fight, Abdiel smites Satan, Ariel, Ramiel, and Arioch, presumably among others.