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Abihail
Abihail is a personal name in the Old Testament borne by several individuals, both men and women. The best known are the father of Esther, the daughter of Eliab (David's elder brother), and the father of the Levite Zuriel.
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- ZurielPeople
Zuriel is a Levite mentioned once in the Book of Numbers. The son of Abihail, he was the chief of the Merarite families during the wilderness period. The descendants of Merari camped on the north side of the tabernacle.
- AbishurPeople
Abishur is a figure in the genealogy of the tribe of Judah in 1 Chronicles 2. He was the son of Shammai, a descendant of Jerahmeel, and the husband of Abihail.
- MolidPeople
Molid is a figure in the genealogy of the tribe of Judah in 1 Chronicles 2. He was the son of Abishur, a descendant of Jerahmeel, and Abishur's wife Abihail, and the brother of Ahban.
- AhbanPeople
Ahban is a figure in the genealogy of the tribe of Judah in 1 Chronicles 2. He was the son of Abishur, a descendant of Jerahmeel, and Abishur's wife Abihail, and he was the brother of Molid.
- Esther (Queen of Persia)People
Esther is the central figure of the Old Testament Book of Esther. She became the queen of the Persian king Ahasuerus and saved the Jews when Haman's scheme threatened them with annihilation.
Verses in the King James Version 6, showing 6
- Numbers 3:35
And the chief of the house of the father of the families of Merari was Zuriel the son of Abihail: these shall pitch on the side of the tabernacle northward.
- 1 Chronicles 2:29
And the name of the wife of Abishur was Abihail, and she bare him Ahban, and Molid.
- 1 Chronicles 5:14
These are the children of Abihail the son of Huri, the son of Jaroah, the son of Gilead, the son of Michael, the son of Jeshishai, the son of Jahdo, the son of Buz;
- 2 Chronicles 11:18
And Rehoboam took him Mahalath the daughter of Jerimoth the son of David to wife, and Abihail the daughter of Eliab the son of Jesse;
- Esther 2:15
Now when the turn of Esther, the daughter of Abihail the uncle of Mordecai, who had taken her for his daughter, was come to go in unto the king, she required nothing but what Hegai the king’s chamberlain, the keeper of the women, appointed. And Esther obtained favour in the sight of all them that looked upon her.
- Esther 9:29
Then Esther the queen, the daughter of Abihail, and Mordecai the Jew, wrote with all authority, to confirm this second letter of Purim.
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