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Ahban
Excerpt from the Lexham Bible Dictionary, the most advanced Bible dictionary.
Son of Abishur and Abihail, of the tribe of Judah (1 Chr 2:29).
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The Lexham Bible Dictionary
Ahban
Ahban (אַחְבָּן‎, achban). Son of Abishur and Abihail, of the tribe of Judah (1 Chr 2:29).
The Anchor Yale Bible Dictionary
Ahban (Person)
AHBAN (PERSON) [Heb ʾaḥbān (אַחְבָּן)]. A son of Abishur and Abihail, of the tribe of Judah (1 Chr 2:29). The identity of Ahban is uncertain, a fact reflected by LXX variants (e.g., achabar, ozabar, and adab). The name itself occurs only in this extended genealogy of Israel identifying tribal locations
The International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, Revised
Ahban
Ahban äʹban [Heb. ’aḥbān—‘brother of an intelligent one’ (?); Gk. Achabar]. The son of Abishur of the tribe of Judah (1 Ch. 2:29).
The Wycliffe Bible Encyclopedia
Ahban
AHBAN. One of the sons of Abishur by Abihail in the genealogy of Jerahmeel, a man of Judah (1 Chr 2:29).
Eerdmans Dictionary of the Bible
Ahban
Ahban (Heb. ʾaḥbān)The son of Abishur and Abihail and the brother of Molid, of the tribe of Judah (1 Chr. 2:29).
Eerdmans Bible Dictionary
Ahban
Ahban [äˊbăn] (Heb. ˒aḥbān “brother of a wise person”). The son of Abishur and Abihail and the brother of Molid, of the tribe of Judah (1 Chr. 2:29).
Smith’s Bible Dictionary
Ahban
Ah´ban (brother of the wise; discreet), son of Abishur by his wife Abihail. 1 Chron. 2:29. He was of the tribe of Judah.
The New Unger’s Bible Dictionary
Ahban
AH´BAN (aʹbān; “brother of the wise”). The first named of the two sons of Abishur by Abihail, of the descendants of Judah (1 Chron. 2:29).
Nelson’s New Illustrated Bible Dictionary
Ahban
AHBAN [AH bun] (brother of an intelligent one) — a son of Abishur and Abihail, in the genealogy of Jerahmeel (1 Chr. 2:29).
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia
AHBAN
AHBAN<a’-ban> ( אַחְבָּן‎ [’achban], “brother of an intelligent one”(?) [ʼΑχαβάρ, Achabar]): The son of Abishur of the tribe of Judah (1 Chronicles 2:29).
See also
Relatives
Abihail Mother
Molid Brother