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Abihu
Abihu was the second son of the high priest Aaron in the Old Testament. He was consecrated as a priest along with his older brother Nadab, but he died by fire that came out from before the LORD after offering incense with "strange fire," which the LORD had not commanded.
Leviticus 10
Leviticus 10 recounts the deaths of Nadab and Abihu, sons of Aaron, who offered incense with "strange fire" that the LORD had not commanded. It then gives a prohibition against priests drinking wine or strong drink and regulations for eating the offerings.
Proverbs 2
Proverbs 2 is a father's instruction teaching that whoever seeks wisdom as silver and hidden treasure will come to understand the fear of the LORD and will be protected from the way of evil men and from the strange woman.
Censer
A censer was a portable vessel used in the tabernacle and the Temple to hold live coals from the altar, either for burning incense or for carrying fire. In the Book of Revelation it appears as a golden censer offered before God together with the prayers of the saints.
1 Peter 4:6
This verse states that the gospel was preached also to the dead so that, though judged in the flesh, they might live according to God in the spirit. Interpretations differ because the verse is bound up with questions about Christ's descent into hell and the possibility of salvation after death.
Eleazar
Eleazar was the third son of Aaron and the biblical figure who succeeded his father as Israel's second high priest. Together with Joshua, he oversaw the distribution of the land of Canaan.
Ashtoreth
Ashtoreth (also Ashtaroth) is the name of a Canaanite and Sidonian goddess mentioned in the Old Testament. Usually named alongside Baal, she stands as a representative term for the foreign gods Israel served after forsaking the LORD.
2 Samuel 3
2 Samuel 3 recounts how Abner, the power behind the house of Saul, attempts to go over to David but is murdered by Joab, and how David mourns him and publicly declares his own innocence.
Mishael (son of Uzziel)
Mishael was a son of Uzziel, a Kohathite of the tribe of Levi, and a cousin of Moses and Aaron. When Aaron's sons Nadab and Abihu died, he and his brother Elzaphan carried their bodies out of the camp.