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ABIA

  • Also called ABIJAH, chief of the twenty-four courses of priests
    1Chronicles 24:10; Nehemiah 12:4; Luke 1:5

  • Son of Samuel
    1Samuel 8:1-5; 1Chronicles 6:28

  • King of Judah


ABIAH

  • Wife of Hezron
    1Chronicles 2:24


ABI-ALBON

  • Also called ABIEL

  • One of David's heroes
    2Samuel 23:31; 1Chronicles 11:32


ABIASAPH

  • Son of Korah
    Exodus 6:24


ABIATHAR

  • High priest. Called AHIMELECH in
    1Chronicles 24:3, 6, 31; 2Samuel 8:17

    • And ABIMELECH
      1Chronicles 18:16

    • Son of Ahimelech
      1Samuel 22:20

    • Escapes to David from the vengeance of Saul, who slew the priests in the City of Nob
      1Samuel 22:20-23; with 22:6-19

    • Consults the ephod for David
      1Samuel 22:9-12; 30:9-12

    • Associate high priest with Zadok in the reign of David
      2Samuel 15:35; 20:25; 1Kings 4:4; 1Chronicles 15:11

    • But called AHIMELECH and father of Abiathar
      2Samuel 8:17; 1Chronicles 18:16

    • Loyal to David when Absalom rebelled; leaves Jerusalem with the ark of the covenant, but is directed by David to return with the ark
      2Samuel 15:24-29

    • Helps David by sending his son from Jerusalem to David with secret information concerning the counsel of Ahithophel
      2Samuel 15:35, 36; 17:15-22; 1Kings 2:26

    • Supports Adonijah's pretensions to the throne
      1Kings 1:7

    • Thrust out of office by Solomon
      1Kings 2:26, 27; with 1Samuel 2:31-35

  • See AHIMELECH


ABIB

  • Also called NISAN - First month in the Jewish calendar
    Exodus 12:2

  • Passover instituted, and Israelites depart from Egypt in
    Exodus 23:15; Deuteronomy 16:1

  • Tabernacle set up in
    Exodus 40:2, 17

  • Israelites arrive at the wilderness of Zin in
    Numbers 20:1

  • Enter Canaan in
    Joshua 4:19

  • Jordan's overflow in
    1Chronicles 12:15


ABIDA

  • Son of Midian
    1Chronicles 1:33


ABIDAH

  • A descendant of Abraham
    Genesis 25:4


ABIEL

  • Saul's grandfather
    1Samuel 14:51

  • A Benjamite
    1Samuel 9:1

  • See ABI-ALBON


ABIEZER

  • Also called JEEZER, progenitor of the Abiezrites
    Numbers 26:30; Joshua 17:2; Judges 6:34; 8:2

  • One of David's heroes
    2Samuel 23:27; 1Chronicles 27:12


ABIGAIL

  • Nabal's wife

    • Her wisdom and tact, and marriage to David
      1Samuel 25; 27:3; 2Samuel 2:2

    • Mother of Chileab by David
      2Samuel 3:3; 1Chronicles 3:1

    • Taken captive and rescued by David
      1Samuel 30:1-18

  • Sister of David, and mother of Amasa
    2Samuel 17:25; 1Chronicles 2:16, 17


ABIHAIL

  • Father of Esther
    Esther 2:15

  • The second wife of Rehoboam
    2Chronicles 11:18, 19

  • Father of Zuriel
    Numbers 3:35

  • Wife of Abishur
    1Chronicles 2:29


ABIHU

  • Son of Aaron
    Exodus 6:23; Numbers 3:2

  • Summoned by God to Sinai
    Exodus 24:9

  • Called to the priesthood
    Exodus 28:1

  • Death of
    Leviticus 10:1, 2; Numbers 26:61

  • Died childless
    Numbers 3:4


ABIHUD

  • Also called AHIHUD, son of Bela
    1Chronicles 8:3


ABIJAH


ABIJAM

  • Also called ABIJAH and ABIA

  • King of Judah
    1Kings 14:31; 15:1; 2Chronicles 12:16

  • History of
    1Kings 15:1-8; 2Chronicles 11:22; 13

  • Succeeded by Asa
    1Kings 15:8; 2Chronicles 14:1


ABILENE

  • A Roman province in Palestine
    Luke 3:1


ABIMAEL

  • Son of Joktan
    Genesis 10:28; 1Chronicles 1:22


ABIMELECH

  • King of Gerar
    Genesis 20; 21:22-32, 26

  • Son of Gideon
    Judges 8:31; 9; 2Samuel 11:21

  • See ACHISH, AHIMELECH

ABINADAB

  • A Levite, in whose house the ark of God rested twenty years
    1Samuel 7:1, 2; 2Samuel 6:3, 4; 1Chronicles 13:7

  • Son of Jesse
    1Samuel 16:8; 17:13

  • Also called ISHUI, son of Saul
    1Samuel 14:49; 31:2

  • Father of one of Solomon's purveyors. Called in bible Ben-Abinadab
    1Kings 4:11


ABINOAM

  • Father of Barak
    Judges 4:6


ABIRAM

  • An Israelite who conspired with Dathan against Moses and Aaron
    Numbers 16; 26:9, 10; Deuteronomy 11:6; Psalm 106:17

  • Son of Hiel
    1Kings 16:34


ABISHAG

  • Wife of David
    1Kings 1:1-4; 2:13-25


ABISHAI

  • Son of Zeruiah, David's sister
    1Chronicles 2:16

  • One of David's chief men
    2Samuel 23:18

  • Seeks Saul's life
    1Samuel 26:6-8

  • Pursues and kills Abner
    2Samuel 2:24; 3:30

  • Defeats the Edomites
    1Chronicles 18:12

  • Defeats the Ammonites
    2Samuel 10:10, 14

  • Seeks the life of Shimei
    2Samuel 16:9; 19:21

  • Leads a division of David's army against Absalom
    2Samuel 18:2, 5

  • Overthrows Sheba
    2Samuel 20:1-22

  • Saves David from being slain by a Philistine
    2Samuel 21:17

  • Obtains water from the well of Bethlehem for David
    1Chronicles 11:15-20


ABISHALOM

  • General references
    1Kings 15:2, 10

  • See ABSALOM


ABISHUA

  • A high priest
    1Chronicles 6:4

  • A son of Bela
    1Chronicles 8:4


ABISHUR

  • Son of Shammai
    1Chronicles 2:28, 29


ABITAL

  • Wife of David
    2Samuel 3:4; 1Chronicles 3:3


ABITUB

  • A Benjamite
    1Chronicles 8:11


ABIUD

  • Ancestor of Jesus
    Matthew 1:13


ABLUTION

  • General references
    Exodus 19:10, 14; Mark 7:2-5, Matthew 15:2; 8, 9; Luke 11:38; Hebrews 9:10

  • Of priests
    Exodus 29:4; 40:12, 36:18-21; 31, 32; 16:4, 24, Leviticus 8:6; 26, 28; Numbers 19:7-10, 19; 2Chronicles 4:6

  • Of burnt offerings
    Leviticus 1:9, 13; 9:14; 2Chronicles 4:6

  • Of the dead
    Acts 9:37

  • Of infants
    Ezekiel 16:4

  • Of the face
    Matthew 6:17

  • Of the feet
    Genesis 18:4; 19:2; 24:32; 43:24; Exodus 30:19, 21; 40:31; Judges 19:21; 2Samuel 11:8; Song of Solomon 5:3; Luke 7:38, 44; John 13:5

  • Of the hands
    Exodus 30:18-21; 40:30-32

  • Of the hands, as a token of innocency
    Deuteronomy 21:6; Psalm 26:6; Matthew 27:24

  • For defilement

    • Of lepers Leviticus
      14:8, 9

    • Those having bloody issue
      Leviticus 15:5-13

    • Those having eaten that which died
      Leviticus 17:15, 16

  • Traditional forms of, not observed by Jesus
    Luke 11:38-39

  • See PURIFICATION, DEFILEMENT

  • Figurative
    Psalm 51:2, 7; 65:3; 73:13; 79:9; Proverbs 16:6; 20:9; Isaiah 1:16, 18; 4:3, 4; Daniel 12:10; Zechariah 13:1; John 13:8; Acts 22:16; 1Corinthians 5:7; 6:11; 2Corinthians 7:1; Ephesians 5:26; Titus 3:5, 6; Hebrews 1:3; 9:14; 10:22; James 4:8; 2Peter 1:9; 1John 1:7, 9; Revelation 1:5; 7:14; 22:14

  • See REGENERATION


ABNER

  • Son of Ner

  • Cousin of Saul
    1Samuel 14:50, 51 with 1Samuel 9:1

  • Captain of the host
    1Samuel 14:50; 17:55; 26:5, 14

  • Dedicated spoils of war to the tabernacle
    1Chronicles 26:27, 28

  • Loyalty of, to the house of Saul
    2Samuel 2:8-32

  • Alienation of, from the house of Saul
    2Samuel 3:6-21

  • Murdered by Joab; David's sorrow for
    2Samuel 3:27-39


ABOMINATION

  • Things that are, to God:

    • Idolatry
      Deuteronomy 7:25; 27:15; 32:16

    • Unjust weights and measures
      Deuteronomy 25:13-16; Proverbs 11:1; 20:1, 23

    • Uncleanness
      Leviticus 18:22; 20:13; Deuteronomy 24:4

    • Incest
      Leviticus 18:6-18

    • Lying with a woman in her menses
      Leviticus 18:18, 20

    • Adultery
      Leviticus 18:20

    • Sodomy
      Leviticus 18:22, 23

    • Offering seed to Molech
      Leviticus 18:21

    • Offering children in sacrifice
      Deuteronomy 18:10

    • Sorcery and necromancy
      Deuteronomy 18:10, 11

    • The hire of a whore and price of a dog, as a consecrated gift
      Deuteronomy 23:18

  • Unclassified scriptures relating to
    Deuteronomy 22:5; Proverbs 3:32; 6:16-19; 8:7; 11:20; 15:8, 12:22; 9, 26; 16:5; 17:15; 20:10, 23; 21:27; 24:9; 28:9; 29:27


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