Nadab in Easton's Bible Dictionary
liberal, generous. (1.) The eldest of Aaron's four sons
(Ex.
6:23; Num. 3:2). He with his brothers and their
father were
consecrated as priests of Jehovah (Ex. 28:1). He
afterwards
perished with Abihu for the sin of offering strange
fire on the
altar of burnt-offering (Lev. 10:1,2; Num. 3:4;
26:60).
(2.) The son and successor of Jeroboam, the king of
Israel (1
Kings 14:20). While engaged with all Israel in
laying siege to
Gibbethon, a town of southern Dan (Josh. 19:44), a
conspiracy
broke out in his army, and he was slain by Baasha (1
Kings
15:25-28), after a reign of two years (B.C. 955-
953). The
assassination of Nadab was followed by that of his
whole house,
and thus this great Ephraimite family became extinct
(1 Kings
15:29).
(3.) One of the sons of Shammai in the tribe of
Judah (1 Chr.
2:28, 30).
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