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Reference: Abihail

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1. As the name of a man it occurs (a) in 1Ch 5:14 as that of a Gadite who dwelt in the land of Bashan. (b) It was also the name of Esther's father, the uncle of Mordecai (Es 2:15; 9:29).

2. As the name of a woman it occurs three times: (a) 1Ch 2:29, the wife of Abishur, of the tribe of Judah; this is its only occurrence in pre-exilic writings. (b) Nu 3:35, a daughter of the sons of Merari, of the tribe of Levi, the mother of Zuriel, a 'prince' among the families of Merari. (c) 2Ch 11:18, the mother of Rehoboam's wife, Mahalath, and daughter of Eliab, David's eldest brother.

It is a woman's name in Min

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Num 3:35

The leader of the tribe and family of Merari was Abihail's son Zuriel. The descendants of Merari encamped beside the tent toward the north.

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1 Chron 2:29

Abishur's wife was named Abihail. She bore him Ahban and Molid.

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1 Chron 5:14

These were the descendants of Huri's son Abihail, who was fathered by Jaroah, who was fathered by Gilead, who was fathered by Michael, who was fathered by Jeshishai, who was fathered by Jahdo, and who was fathered by Buz:

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2 Chron 11:18

Rehoboam married Mahalath, the daughter of David's son Jerimoth, along with Abihail, the daughter of Jesse's son Eliab,

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Esth 2:15

Now Esther was the daughter of Abihail, who had been Mordecai's uncle. Mordecai had taken Esther in as his own daughter. When her turn came to go in to the king, she did not want anything except what Hegai, the king's eunuch in charge of the harem, advised. Esther found favor with everyone who saw her.

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Esth 9:29

Queen Esther, the daughter of Abihail, and Mordecai the Jew wrote with full authority confirming this second letter about Purim.

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