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Abinadab in Wikipedia

A man of Kirjath-jearim widely identified as a Levite (but possibly a Judahite), in whose house the ark of the covenant was deposited after having been brought back from the land of the Philistines (1 Samuel 7:1 ). It remained there twenty years, until it was at length removed by David (1 Samuel 7:1,2 ; 1 Chronicles 13:7 ). It has been argued ...

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Abinadab in Smiths Bible Dictionary

1. A Levite, a native of Kirjath-jearim, in whose house the ark remained 20 years. 1Sa 7:1,2; 1Ch 13:7 (B.C. 1124.) 2. Second son of Jesse, who followed Saul to his war against the Philistines, 1Sa 16:8; 17:13 (B.C. 1063.) 3. A son of Saul, who was slain with his brothers at the fatal battle on Mount Gilboa. 1Sa 31:2 (B.C. 1053.) 4. Father of...

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Abinadab Scripture - 1 Samuel 7:1

And the men of Kirjathjearim came, and fetched up the ark of the LORD, and brought it into the house of Abinadab in the hill, and sanctified Eleazar his son to keep the ark of the LORD....

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Abinadab in Easton's Bible Dictionary

father of nobleness; i.e., "noble." (1.) A Levite of Kirjath-jearim, in whose house the ark of the covenant was deposited after having been brought back from the land of the Philistines (1 Sam. 7:1). It remained there twenty years, till it was at length removed by David (1 Sam. 7:1,2; 1 Chr. 13:7). (2.) The second of the eight sons of Jess...

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Abinadab in Fausset's Bible Dictionary

("father of willingness".) 1. A Levite of Kirjath-jearim, (but (See LEVITES for doubts as to Abinadab being a Levite,) in whose house the ark remained twenty years (1 Samuel 7:1-2; 1 Chronicles 13:7); Eleazar his son was sanctified to keep it. 2. Jesse's second son (1 Samuel 16:8; 1 Samuel 17:13). 3. Saul's son, slain at Gilboa (1 Samuel 3...

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Abinadab in Hitchcock's Bible Names

father of a vow...

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Abinadab Scripture - 1 Chronicles 8:33

And Ner begat Kish, and Kish begat Saul, and Saul begat Jonathan, and Malchishua, and Abinadab, and Eshbaal....

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Abinadab Scripture - 1 Chronicles 10:2

And the Philistines followed hard after Saul, and after his sons; and the Philistines slew Jonathan, and Abinadab, and Malchishua, the sons of Saul....

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Abinadab Scripture - 1 Samuel 31:2

And the Philistines followed hard upon Saul and upon his sons; and the Philistines slew Jonathan, and Abinadab, and Malchishua, Saul's sons....

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Abinadab in the Bible Encyclopedia - ISBE

a-bin'-a-dab ('abhinadhabh, "father of willingness," or, "my father is willing." This is according to the ordinary usage of the second word in the name--"willing" rather than "munificent" or "noble"): (1) The man in whose house the men of Kiriath-jearim placed the ark, after its return from the land of the Philistines, his house being either i...

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