Abimelech
(Hebrew: אֲבִימֶלֶךְ / אֲבִימָלֶךְ, Modern Aviméleḫ / Avimáleḫ Tiberian
ʼĂḇîméleḵ / ʼĂḇîmāleḵ ; "father/leader of a king; my
father/leader, a king") was a common name of the Philistine
kings.
Abimelech was most prominently the name of a king of Gerar who
is mentioned in two of the three wife-sister narratives in
Genesis. The Haggada identifies...
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a-bim'-e-lek ('abhimelekh, "father of a king"): A name borne
by five Old Testament persons.
(1) The name of two kings of Philistia; the first was a
contemporary of Abraham, the second, probably son of the
former, was king in the days of Isaac. It is quite possible
that Abimelech was the royal title rather than the personal
name, since in the t...
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1. King of Gerar
Ge 20; 21:22-32
-2. King of Gerar
Ge 26
-3. Son of Gideon
Jud 8:31; 9; 2Sa 11:21
-4. ABIMELECH
See ACHISH
See AHIMELECH...
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(father of the king), the name of several Philistine kings,
was probably a common title of these kings, like that of
Pharaoh among the Egyptians and that of Caesar and Augustus
among the Romans. Hence in the title of Ps 34:1 ... the name
of Abimelech is given to the king, who is called Achish in
1Sa 21:11
1. A Philistine, king of Gerar, Gene ...
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my father a king, or father of a king, a common name of the
Philistine kings, as "Pharaoh" was of the Egyptian
kings. (1.)
The Philistine king of Gerar in the time of Abraham
(Gen.
20:1-18). By an interposition of Providence, Sarah
was delivered
from his harem, and was restored to her husband
Abraham. As a
mark of respect he gave to Abraha...
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("father of a king", or "father king".) A common title of many
Philistine kings, as Pharaoh of the Egyptians, and Caesar and
Augustus of the Roman: Padishah (father king) is similarly a
title of the Persian king.
1. Hence, we find Achish called Abimelech in the title of
Psalm 34, which explains the seeming discrepancy of name in 1
Samuel 21:1...
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Then Abimelech called Abraham, and said unto him, What hast
thou done unto us? and what have I offended thee, that thou
hast brought on me and on my kingdom a great sin? thou hast
done deeds unto me that ought not to be done....
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And Gaal the son of Ebed said, Who [is] Abimelech, and who
[is] Shechem, that we should serve him? [is] not [he] the son
of Jerubbaal? and Zebul his officer? serve the men of Hamor
the father of Shechem: for why should we serve him?...
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Then went Abimelech to Thebez, and encamped against Thebez,
and took it....
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