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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

And the ruler of the house of the father of the families of Merari was Zuriel the son of Abihail. They pitched on the side of the tabernacle northward.

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1 Chron 2:29

And the name of Abishur's wife was Abihail, and she bore him Ahban and Molid.

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1 Chron 5:14

These are the sons 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,

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2 Chron 11:18

And Rehoboam took Mahalath the daughter of Jerimoth the son of David as a wife for himself, and Abihail the daughter of Eliab the son of Jesse,

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Esth 2:15

And when the turn of Esther, the daughter of Abihail the uncle of Mordecai who had taken her for his daughter, had come to go in to the king, she asked nothing but what was chosen by Hegai the king's officer, the keeper of the women. And Esther had favor in the sight of all who looked on her.

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Esth 9:29

And 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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