Revision #8863
Ahban
Localized for English-speaking readers (msgbatch_01GvFKF6zaroxwZ2RCatyoPp)
Status: approved
Changes from the previous English revision
= ## Biblical Record
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- Ahban appears only once in Scripture, in 1 Chronicles 2:29. The text reads: "And the name of the wife of Abishur was Abihail, and she bare him Ahban, and Molid." According to the surrounding verses, the line descends from Judah through Pharez, Hezron, Jerahmeel, Onam, and Shammai to Abishur, and Ahban belongs to the next generation (1 Chronicles 2:25–29). Scripture records nothing about Ahban's life, deeds, or descendants. His brother, Molid, is named alongside him.
+ Ahban appears only once in Scripture, in 1 Chronicles 2:29: "And the name of the wife of Abishur was Abihail, and she bare him Ahban, and Molid." According to the surrounding verses, the line descends from Judah through Pharez, Hezron, Jerahmeel, Onam, and Shammai to Abishur, and Ahban belongs to the following generation (1 Chronicles 2:25–29). Scripture records nothing about Ahban's life, deeds, or descendants. His brother, Molid, is named alongside him.
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= ## Significance in Scripture
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- Ahban appears in the genealogies of 1 Chronicles 1–9, within the section devoted to the house of Jerahmeel, one branch of the tribe of Judah. These genealogies are generally thought to have helped the Israelite community after the Babylonian exile establish the origins of its tribes and families. The verse names not only Ahban's father but also his mother, Abihail. Ahban is not mentioned in the New Testament.
+ Ahban appears in the genealogies of 1 Chronicles 1–9, in the section devoted to the house of Jerahmeel, one branch of the tribe of Judah. These genealogies are generally thought to have helped the Israelite community after the Babylonian exile confirm the origins of its tribes and families. The verse names not only Ahban's father but also his mother, Abihail. Ahban is not mentioned in the New Testament.
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= ## Interpretation and Debates
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- Because the text provides only a name and family relationships, there are no known points on which interpretations differ by denomination or tradition. Various meanings have been proposed for the name, but none has been established. Accounts that add details about Ahban's life have no basis in the biblical text.
+ Because the text provides only a name and family relationships, there are no known points on which interpretation differs by denomination or tradition. Various meanings have been proposed for the name, but none has been established. Accounts that add details about Ahban's life have no basis in the biblical text.
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= ## In the Korean Church
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- Sermons, praise songs, and Sunday school materials devoted specifically to Ahban are nearly nonexistent. Church members usually encounter the name when reading the genealogies of 1 Chronicles while reading through the Bible.
+ In Korean Protestant churches, sermons, worship songs, and Sunday school materials devoted specifically to Ahban are nearly nonexistent. Church members there usually encounter the name when reading the genealogies of 1 Chronicles during reading through the Bible.
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 the brother of Molid.
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.
Full revision
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.
Biblical Record
Ahban appears only once in Scripture, in 1 Chronicles 2:29: "And the name of the wife of Abishur was Abihail, and she bare him Ahban, and Molid." According to the surrounding verses, the line descends from Judah through Pharez, Hezron, Jerahmeel, Onam, and Shammai to Abishur, and Ahban belongs to the following generation (1 Chronicles 2:25–29). Scripture records nothing about Ahban's life, deeds, or descendants. His brother, Molid, is named alongside him.
Significance in Scripture
Ahban appears in the genealogies of 1 Chronicles 1–9, in the section devoted to the house of Jerahmeel, one branch of the tribe of Judah. These genealogies are generally thought to have helped the Israelite community after the Babylonian exile confirm the origins of its tribes and families. The verse names not only Ahban's father but also his mother, Abihail. Ahban is not mentioned in the New Testament.
Interpretation and Debates
Because the text provides only a name and family relationships, there are no known points on which interpretation differs by denomination or tradition. Various meanings have been proposed for the name, but none has been established. Accounts that add details about Ahban's life have no basis in the biblical text.
In the Korean Church
In Korean Protestant churches, sermons, worship songs, and Sunday school materials devoted specifically to Ahban are nearly nonexistent. Church members there usually encounter the name when reading the genealogies of 1 Chronicles during reading through the Bible.