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<p> <strong> ABIHAIL </strong> (‘father is might’). <strong> 1 </strong> . As the name of a <em> man </em> it occurs ( <em> a </em> ) in 1 Chronicles 5:14 as that of a [[Gadite]] who dwelt in the land of Bashan. ( <em> b </em> ) It was also the name of Esther’s father, the uncle of [[Mordecai]] ( Esther 2:15; Esther 9:29 ). </p> <p> <strong> 2 </strong> . As the name of a <em> woman </em> it occurs three times: ( <em> a </em> ) 1 Chronicles 2:29 , the wife of Abishur, of the tribe of Judah; this is its only occurrence in pre-exilic writings. ( <em> b </em> ) Numbers 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. ( <em> c </em> ) 2 Chronicles 11:18 , the mother of Rehoboam’s wife, Mahalath, and daughter of Eliab, David’s eldest brother. </p> <p> It is a <em> woman’s </em> name in Minæan (South Arabian) inscriptions, where it occurs in the form <em> Ili-hail </em> . </p> <p> W. O. E. Oesterley. </p>

<p> ("father of splendor".) </p> <p> 1. Wife of Rehoboam, king of Judah, daughter, i.e. descendant of Eliab, David's oldest brother. But Keil argues that 2 Chronicles 11:19-20 shows that in 2 Chronicles 11:18 only one wife is named; therefore the sense is "Mahalath the daughter of [[Jerimoth]] son of David and of Abihail" (the daughter of Eliab, etc.) </p> <p> 2. Numbers 3:35. </p> <p> 3. 1 Chronicles 2:23. </p> <p> 4. 1 Chronicles 5:14. </p> <p> 5. Father of [[Queen]] Esther, and uncle of Mordecai (Esther 2:15). </p>

<p> Abiha'il. (father of, that is, possessing, strength). </p> <p> 1. Father of Zuriel, chief of the [[Levitical]] father of Merari, a contemporary of Moses. Numbers 3:35. (B.C. 1490). </p> <p> 2. Wife of Abishur. 1 Chronicles 2:29. </p> <p> 3. Son of Huri, of the tribe of Gad. 1 Chronicles 5:14. </p> <p> 4. Wife of Rehoboam. She is called the daughter, that is, descendant, of Eliab, the elder brother of David. 2 Chronicles 11:18. (B.C. 972). </p> <p> 5. Father of Esther and uncle of Mordecai. Esther 2:15; Esther 9:29. </p>

1 Chronicles 2:2922 Chronicles 11:18Numbers 3:354Esther 2:1551 Chronicles 5:14

<ul> <li> Numbers 3:35 . </li> <li> 1Chronicles 2:29. </li> <li> 1Chronicles 5:14. </li> <li> The second wife of King [[Rehoboam]] (2Chronicles 11:18), a descendant of Eliab, David's eldest brother. </li> <li> The father of Esther and uncle of Mordecai (Esther 2:15 ). </li> </ul>

<p> The wife of Rehoboam, king of Judah, 2 Chronicles 11.18; the "daughter" - that is here, the descendant-of Eliab, David's brother. </p>

<p> (Heb. Abicha'yil, אֲבַיחִיַל , father of [i.e. endowed with] might, or perhaps leader of the song), the name of three men and two women. </p> <p> 1. (Sept. ‘Αβιχαϊ v λ .) The father of Zuriel, which latter was the chief of the Levitical family of [[Merari]] at the exode (Numbers 3:35). B.C. ante 1657. </p> <p> 2. (Sept. ‘Αβιγαία v. r. ‘Αβιχαία .) The wife of [[Abishur]] (of the family of Jerahmeel), and mother of [[Ahban]] and [[Molid]] (1 Chronicles 2:29, where the name in some MSS. is Abiha'yil, אֲבַיהִיַל, apparently by error). B.C. considerably post 1612. </p> <p> 3. (Sept. ‘Αβιχαία .) The son of Huri, and one of the family chiefs of the tribe of Gad, who settled in [[Bashan]] (1 Chronicles 5:14), B.C. between 1093 and 782. </p> <p> 4. (Sept. ‘Αβιαϊάλ v. r. ‘Αβιαϊ v α and ‘Αβιχαία .) The second wife of king Rehoboam, to whom she or the previous wife bore several sons (2 Chronicles 11:18). B.C. 972. She is there called the "daughter" of Eliab, the son of Jesse, which must mean descendant [ (See [[Father]]) ], since David, the youngest of his father's sons, was thirty years old when he began to reign, eighty years before her marriage. </p> <p> 5. (Sept. ‘Αμιναδάβ v. r. ‘Αβιχαϊ v α .) The father of Esther, and uncle of Mordecai (Esther 2:15; Esther 9:29;' comp. 2:7). B.C. ante 479. </p>

<p> '''''ab´i''''' -'''''hāl''''' ( אביחיל , <i> ''''''ăbhı̄ḥayil''''' </i> ; in some manuscripts <i> ''''''abhihayil''''' </i> , when feminine, but best reading is the former: "father, or cause, of strength"): Five persons in the Old [[Testament]] are called by this name: (1) A L evite and the father of Zuriel, who in the [[Wilderness]] was head of the house of Merari, Levi's youngest son (Numbers 3:35 ); (2) The wife of Abishur, a man of the tribe of Judah, in the line of Hazron and [[Jerahmeel]] (1 Chronicles 2:29 ); (3) One of the heads of the tribe of Gad, who dwelt in [[Gilead]] of Bashan (1 Chronicles 5:14 ); (4) [[Either]] a wife of Rehoboam, king of Judah, or mother of his wife Mahalath, according to the interpretation of the text (2 Chronicles 11:18 ); probably the latter view is correct, since there is no conjunction in the text, and since (2 Chronicles 11:19 ) contemplates only one wife as already mentioned. This being true, she was the wife of Jerimath, a son of David, and daughter of Eliab, David's eldest brother. It is interesting to note this frequent intermarriage in the Davidic house; (5) Father of Queen Esther, who became wife of Xerxes (Biblical <i> [[Ahasuerus]] </i> ) king of Persia, after the removal of the former queen, Vashti, (Esther 2:15; Esther 9:29 ). He was uncle of Mordecai. </p>

<p> Abihail, 1 </p> <p> Abiha´il (Father of light or splendor), the wife of Rehoboam, king of Judah. She is called the daughter of Eliab, David's elder brother (2 Chronicles 11:18); but was doubtless only his descendant. </p> <p> Abihail, 2 </p> <p> [[Abihail]] (Father of might, i.e. mighty). This name should be written Abichail. It was borne by several persons: </p> <p> Abichail, the son of Huri, one of the family-chiefs of the tribe of Gad, who settled in Bashan (1 Chronicles 5:14). </p> <p> Abichail, the father of Zuriel, who was the father of the Levitical tribes of Merari (Numbers 3:35). </p> <p> Abichail, the father of Queen Esther, and brother of Mordecai (Esther 2:15). </p>