Abigail ( is a female name occurring in
Biblical narratives from the
Books of Samuel, and reflected in the
Books of Chronicles. The name Abigal occurs on one occasion, and is thought by the vast majority of scholars to be an alternate spelling of Abigail. There appear to be two individuals named Abigail:The wife of
Nabal, who became a wife of
David after Nabal's sudden death (see
Nabal). She became the mother of
one of David's sons, who is named in the
Book of Chronicles as Daniel, in the
masoretic text of the Books of Samuel as Chileab, and in the
Septuagint text of the Books of Samuel as Daluyah.The mother of
Amasa. In the Book of Chronicles, and Septuagint version of the Books of Samuel, Abigail's father is identified as being
Jesse, and she therefore would be a sister of David, but in the masoretic text of the Books of Samuel her father is named Nahash; scholars think that Nahash is a
typographic error here, based on the appearance of the name two verses later. In the Book of Chronicles, Amasa's father is identified as Jether the
Ishmaelite, but in the Books of Samuel, Amasa's father is identified as Ithra the
Israelite; scholars think that the latter case is more likely.
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