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Absalom in Naves Topical Bible

Also called ABISHALOM -Son of David by Maacah 2Sa 3:3; 1Ch 3:2 -Beauty of 2Sa 14:25 -Kills Amnon 2Sa 13:22-29 -Flees to Geshur 2Sa 13:37,38 -Is permitted by David to return to Jerusalem 2Sa 14:1-24 -His demagogism 2Sa 15:2-6,13 -Conspiracy 2Sa 15:17 -Death and burial 2Sa 18:9-17 -David's mourning for 2Sa 18:33; 19:1-8 -Children o...

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Abishua in Smiths Bible Dictionary

(father of deliverance). 1. Son of Bela, of the tribe of Benjamin. 1Ch 8:4 2. Son of Phinehas, the son of Eleazar, and father of Bukki, in the genealogy of the high priests. 1Ch 6:4,5,50,51; Ezr 7:4,5...

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Abishua Scripture - 1 Chronicles 8:4

And Abishua, and Naaman, and Ahoah,...

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Abishur Scripture - 1 Chronicles 2:29

And the name of the wife of Abishur [was] Abihail, and she bare him Ahban, and Molid....

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Abner in Smiths Bible Dictionary

(father of light). 1. Son of Ner, who was the brother of Kish, 1Ch 9:36 the father of Saul. (B.C. 1063.) Abner, therefore, was Saul's first cousin, and was made by him commander-in-chief of his army. 1Sa 14:51; 17:57; 26:5-14 After the death of Saul David was proclaimed king of Judah; and some time subsequently Abner proclaimed Ish-bosheth, S...

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Abner Scripture - 2 Samuel 3:6

And it came to pass, while there was war between the house of Saul and the house of David, that Abner made himself strong for the house of Saul....

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Abraham in Hitchcock's Bible Names

father of a great multitude...

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Absalom in Smiths Bible Dictionary

(father of peace),third son of David by Maachah, daughter of Tamai king of Geshur, a Syrian district adjoining the northeast frontier of the Holy Land. (Born B.C. 1050.) Absalom had a sister, Tamar, who was violated by her half- brother Amnon. The natural avenger of such an outrage would be Tamar's full brother Absalom. He brooded over the wron...

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