Abida

Smith's Bible Dictionary

Abi'da. (Father Of Knowledge). A son of Midian.  Genesis 25:4;  1 Chronicles 1:33.

Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible

Abida (‘father hath knowledge’). A son of Midian (  Genesis 25:4 ,   1 Chronicles 1:33 ).

Holman Bible Dictionary

 Genesis 25:4 1 Chronicles 1:33

Fausset's Bible Dictionary

 Genesis 25:4;  1 Chronicles 1:33.

Easton's Bible Dictionary

 1 Chronicles 1:33

Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature

[many Abi'da] (Heb. Abida', אֲבַידָע , Father Of Knowledge, i.e. Knowing;  1 Chronicles 1:33, Sept.' Αβιδά;  Genesis 25:4, ‘Αβειδά, Auth. Vers. "Abidah", the fourth of the five sons of Midian, the son of Abraham by Keturah ( Genesis 25:1;  1 Chronicles 1:33), and apparently the head of a tribe in the peninsula of Arabia, B.C. post 2000. (See Arabia). Josephus (Ant. 1:15, 1) calls him Ebidas (‘Εβιδᾶς ). For the city Abida, (See Abila).

International Standard Bible Encyclopedia

a -bı̄´da ( אבידע , 'ăbhı̄dhā‛ , "father of knowledge," or "my father knows"): A son of Midian and grandson of Abraham and Keturah ( Genesis 25:4;  1 Chronicles 1:33 ). Abidah in the King James Version in Gen.