Magdiel (Heb. Magdî ‘êl, “God is excellence” or praise of God”). Chief of Edom, descendant of Esau (Gen 36:43).
Source: Evangelical Bible Dictionary
(Rename of God). Descendant of Esau. One of “the chiefs of Edom”. He gave rise to an Edomite tribe (Gen 36:43).
Source: Christian Bible Dictionary
(Selected Things of God).
Descendant of Esau who was Sheikh of Edom. (Ge 36:40-43; 1Ch 1:51, 54) Magdiel may also have been a place and tribe name. (See TIMNí no. 3.)
Source: Dictionary of the Bible