Abigail in Biblical History

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Who is Abigail?
AB'IGAIL
(father, i. e. source, of joy). (1). The wise and beautiful wife of the churlish and wicked Nabal, a wealthy man of Carmel. 1 Sam 25:3. When her husband had exposed himself to the anger of David by his rude and contemptuous treatment of his messengers, Abigail hastened to meet him while he was on his way with four hundred men to revenge the insult. She managed the affair with so much prudence as to pacify David and obtain his blessing. About ten days after her return the Lord visited Nabal with sickness, and he died, and Abigail became David's wife. (2). One of David's sisters, married to Jether, and mother of Amasa. 2 Sam 17:25;1 Chr 2:17.

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