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Abel in Easton's Bible Dictionary

(Heb. Hebhel), a breath, or vanity, the second son of Adam and Eve. He was put to death by his brother Cain (Gen. 4:1-16). Guided by the instruction of their father, the two brothers were trained in the duty of worshipping God. "And in process of time" (marg. "at the end of days", i.e., on the Sabbath) each of them offered up to God of th...

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Abi-albon in the Bible Encyclopedia - ISBE

ab-i-al'-bon, abi-al'-bon ('abhi `alebhon, meaning not known. Gesenius infers from the Arabic a stem which would give the meaning "father of strength," and this is at worst not quite so groundless as the conjectures which explain `alebhon as a textual misreading for 'el or ba`al): Abi-albon the Arbathite was one of David's listed heroes (2 Sam...

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Abia in Smiths Bible Dictionary

1. Son of Becher, the son of Benjamin. 1Ch 7:8 2. Wife of Hezron. 1Ch 2:24 3. Second son of Samuel. 1Sa 8:2; 1Ch 7:28 4. The son of Rehoboam. 1Ch 3:10; Mt 1:7 See ABIJAH, 1. 5. Mother of King Hezekiah. [ABI] 6. Same as ABIJAH, 4....

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Abiasaph in Naves Topical Bible

Son of Korah Ex 6:24...

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Abiathar in Smiths Bible Dictionary

(father of abundance, i.e. liberal), High priest and fourth in descent from Eli. (B.C. 1060-1012.) Abiathar was the only one of the all the sons of Ahimelech the high priest who escaped the slaughter inflicted upon his father's house by Saul, in revenge for his father's house by Saul, in revenge of his having inquired of the Lord for David and...

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Abiathar Scripture - 1 Kings 1:25

For he is gone down this day, and hath slain oxen and fat cattle and sheep in abundance, and hath called all the king's sons, and the captains of the host, and Abiathar the priest; and, behold, they eat and drink before him, and say, God save king Adonijah....

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Abida Scripture - Genesis 25:4

And the sons of Midian; Ephah, and Epher, and Hanoch, and Abida, and Eldaah. All these [were] the children of Keturah....

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Abidan Scripture - Numbers 7:60

On the ninth day Abidan the son of Gideoni, prince of the children of Benjamin, [offered]:...

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Abednego Scripture - Daniel 2:49

Then Daniel requested of the king, and he set Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, over the affairs of the province of Babylon: but Daniel [sat] in the gate of the king....

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Abel in Fausset's Bible Dictionary

Hebrew Hebel. Second of Adam and Eve's sons, Genesis 4: Abel means "vanity" or "weakness", "vapor" or "transitoriness". Cain means "possession"; for Eve said at his birth, "I have gotten as a possession a man from Jehovah," or as the Hebrew (eth) may mean, "with the help of Jehovah"; she inferring the commencement of the fulfillment of the pro...

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