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Abieezer in Easton's Bible Dictionary

father of help; i.e., "helpful." (1.) The second of the three sons of Hammoleketh, the sister of Gilead. He was the grandson of Manasseh (1 Chr. 7:18). From his family Gideon sprang (Josh. 17:2; comp. Judg. 6:34; 8:2). He was also called Jeezer (Num. 26:30). (2.) One of David's thirty warriors (2 Sam. 23:27; comp. 1 Chr. 27:12). (3.) The...

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Abiel in the Bible Encyclopedia - ISBE

a'-bi-el, ab'-yel, a-bi'-el ('abhi'el, "my father is God," or "God is father"): (1) A descendant of Benjamin the son of Jacob. Father of Kish the father of King Saul, and also, apparently, the father of Ner the father of Saul's general, Abner (1 Sam 9:1; 14:51). (2) One of David's mighty men (1 Ch 11:32), called ABI-ALBON, which see, in 2 Sam 2...

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Abiel Scripture - 1 Chronicles 11:32

Hurai of the brooks of Gaash, Abiel the Arbathite,...

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Abihail in Fausset's Bible Dictionary

(("father of splendor".) 1. Wife of Rehoboam, king of Judah, daughter, i.e. descendant of Eliab, David's oldest brother. But Keil argues that 2 Chronicles 11:19-20 shows that in 2 Chronicles 11:18 only one wife is named; therefore the sense is "Mahalath the daughter of Jerimoth son of David and of Abihail" (the daughter of Eliab, etc.) 2. ...

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Abihu in Naves Topical Bible

Son of Aaron Ex 6:23; Nu 3:2 -Summoned by God to Sinai Ex 24:9 -Called to the priesthood Ex 28:1 -Death of Le 10:1,2; Nu 26:61 -Died childless Nu 3:4...

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Abihu Scripture - Leviticus 10:1

And Nadab and Abihu, the sons of Aaron, took either of them his censer, and put fire therein, and put incense thereon, and offered strange fire before the LORD, which he commanded them not....

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Abijah Scripture - 2 Chronicles 29:1

Hezekiah began to reign [when he was] five and twenty years old, and he reigned nine and twenty years in Jerusalem. And his mother's name [was] Abijah, the daughter of Zechariah....

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Abijam in Hitchcock's Bible Names

father of the sea...

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Abiezer in Fausset's Bible Dictionary

("father of help".) 1. Oldest son of Gilead, descendant of Manasseh; head of a leading family, of which were Joash and Gideon (Judges 6:11-24; Judges 6:34; Judges 8:2). Gideon soothed the wounded vanity of Ephraim when upbraiding him for not having called in their aid against Midian, saying "Is not the grape of Ephraim better than the vintag...

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Abijah in the Bible Encyclopedia - ISBE

a-bi'-ja ('abhiyah or 'abhiyahu (2 Ch 13:20,21), "my father is Yahweh," or "Yahweh is father"): The name of six or more men and two women in the Old Testament. (1) The seventh son of Becher the son of Benjamin (1 Ch 7:8). (2) The second son of the prophet Samuel (1 Sam 8:2; 1 Ch 6:28 (6:13)). (3) The eighth among "the holy captains and captains...

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