(Paʹgi·el) [Encounter With God].

Wilderness chieftain of the tribe of Asher; son of Ochran. (Nu 1:13, 16) He assisted Moses in taking the first census of Israel, presented his offering at the inauguration of the tabernacle altar, and took the military command of his tribe.​—Nu 1:4, 5, 13, 17-19; 2:27, 28; 7:11, 72-77; 10:26.