Abihail
Abihail (ab'-i-hal), "father of might", is the name of five different people mentioned in the
Bible:Abihail the
Levite lived during the time of the wandering of the Israelites in the wilderness. He was the head of the house of Merari and
Levi's youngest son. (Numbers 3:35)Abihail was the wife of
Abishur of the
tribe of Judah. (I Chronicles 2:29)Abihail, from
Gilead of
Bashan, was head of the tribe of Gad. (I Chronicles 5:14)Abihail was the mother of
Rehoboam's wife Mahalath. (II Chronicles 11:18)Abihail was the father of
Queen Esther and uncle of
Mordecai. (Esther 2:15; Esther 9:29)
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Abihail
the father of strength
Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary (1869) , by Roswell D. Hitchcock.
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Abihail
(father of, i.e. possessing, strength).
→ Father of Zuriel, chief of the Levitical father of Merari, a contemporary of Moses. (Numbers 3:35) (B.C. 1490.)
→ Wife of Abishur. (1 Chronicles 2:29)
→ Son of Huri, of the tribe of Gad. (1 Chronicles 5:14)
→ Wife of Rehoboam. She is called the daughter, i.e. descendant, of Eliab, the elder brother of David. (2 Chronicles 11:18) (B.C. 972.)
→ Father of Esther and uncle of Mordecai. (Esther 2:15; 9:29)
Smith's Bible Dictionary (1884) , by William Smith.
About
Abihail
father of might. (1.) Num. 3:35. (2.) 1 Chr. 2:29. (3.) 1 Chr. 5:14. (4.) The second wife of King Rehoboam (2 Chr. 11:18), a descendant of Eliab, David's eldest brother. (5.) The father of Esther and uncle of Mordecai (Esther 2:15).