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Abinadab (son of Saul)
Excerpt from the Lexham Bible Dictionary, the most advanced Bible dictionary.
Abinadab died in battle on Mount Gilboa along with his father Saul and his brothers Jonathan and Malchishua (1 Sam 31:2; 1 Chr 10:2). Abinadab is listed as one of Saul’s sons in the genealogies in 1 Chronicles (1 Chr 8:33; 9:39).
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The Lexham Bible Dictionary
Abinadab, Son of Saul
Abinadab, Son of Saul (אֲבִינָדָב‎, avinadav). Abinadab died in battle on Mount Gilboa along with his father Saul and his brothers Jonathan and Malchishua (1 Sam 31:2; 1 Chr 10:2). Abinadab is listed as one of Saul’s sons in the genealogies in 1 Chronicles (1 Chr 8:33; 9:39).
The Anchor Yale Bible Dictionary
Abinadab (Person)
ABINADAB (PERSON) [Heb ʾăbı̂nādāb (אֲבִינָדָב)]. The name of three individuals. It means “my father is noble.”1. The father of Eleazar, Uzzah, and possibly Ahio, if the latter is a proper name and not a reference to Eleazar “his brother” (1 Sam 7:1; 2 Sam 6:3, 4; 1 Chr 13:7). The men of the Gibeonite
Baker Encyclopedia of the Bible
Abinadab
Abinadab. 1. Resident of Kiriath-jearim to whose home the ark of God was brought on its return by the Philistines (1 Sm 6:21–7:2).2. Jesse’s second son, and brother of David (1 Sm 16:8; 17:13; 1 Chr 2:13). This Abinadab served in Saul’s army for part of the Philistine war.3. kjv form of Ben-abinadab,
The International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, Revised
Abinadab (son of Saul)
3. One of the sons of King Saul (1 Ch. 8:33; 9:39; 10:2; 1 S. 31:2). He died in the battle of Gilboa, along with his fathers and brothers.
Tyndale Bible Dictionary
Abinadab
ABINADAB1. Resident of Kiriath-jearim to whose home the ark of God was brought on its return by the Philistines (1 Sm 6:21–7:2).2. Jesse’s second son, and brother of David (1 Sm 16:8; 17:13; 1 Chr 2:13). This Abinadab served in Saul’s army for part of the Philistine war.3. kjv form of Ben-abinadab,
The HarperCollins Bible Dictionary (Revised and Updated)
Abinadab
Abinadab (uh-bin´uh-dab; Heb., “father of generosity”).1 A prominent man from Kireath-jearim, who had custody of the ark after its return from the Philistines until David moved it to Jerusalem (1 Sam. 7:1; 1 Chron. 13:7).2 The second son of Jesse (1 Sam. 16:8; 17:13; 1 Chron. 2:13).3 The fourth son
The Wycliffe Bible Encyclopedia
Abinadab
ABINADAB1. An older brother of David (1 Sam 16:8; 17:13).2. A son of Saul who died with him in the battle of Gilboa (1 Sam 31:2; 1 Chr 8:33; 9:39; 10:2). He is also called Ishui in (1 Sam 14:49).3. The best known personage who bore this name was the man of Kirjath-jearim in whose house the ark of
Eerdmans Dictionary of the Bible
Abinadab
Abinadab (Heb. ʾăḇɩ̂nādāḇ)1. The father of Eleazer. 1 Sam. 7:1 reports that men from Kiriath-jearim moved the ark from Beth-shemesh to the “house of Abinadab” where the newly consecrated son of Abinadab, Eleazar, took responsibility for the ark. Abinadab was also the father of Uzzah and possibly
Catholic Bible Dictionary
Abinadab
ABINADAB (Hebrew, “my father is noble”)1. In 1 Sam 7:1, a man from Kiriath-jearim whose house was used to store the ark of the covenant after it had been recovered from the Philistines and brought from Beth-shemesh. His son, Eleazar, was consecrated and given responsibility for the ark.2. The second
Smith’s Bible Dictionary
Abinadab
Abin´adab1. A Levite, a native of Kirjath-jearim, in whose house the ark remained 20 years. 1 Sam. 7:1, 2; 1 Chron. 13:7. (b.c. 1124.)2. Second son of Jesse, who followed Saul to his war against the Philistines. 1 Sam. 16:8; 17:13. (b.c. 1063.)3. A son of Saul, who was clain with his brothers at the
The New Unger’s Bible Dictionary
Abinadab
ABIN´ADAB (a-binʹa-dab; “father is noble”).1. A Levite of Kiriath-jearim (or Kiriath Jearim, NIV) in whose house the Ark was deposited after it was returned by the Philistines (1 Sam. 7:1; 2 Sam. 6:3–4; 1 Chron. 13:7); before 1030 b.c.2. The second of the eight sons of Jesse (1 Sam. 17:13; 1 Chron.
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