A Jerahmeelite… 1 Chronicles 2:28, 29
Abishua
1. A Benjamite… 1 Chronicles 8:3, 4
2. Phinehas’ son… 1 Chronicles 6:4, 5, 50
Abishalom
A variant form or Absalom… 1 Kings 15:2, 10
Abishai
A son of Zeruiah,
David’s sister… 2 Samuel 2:18
Brother of Joab and Asahel… 1 Chronicles 2:16
Rebuked by David… 1 Samuel 26:5-9
Serves under Joab in David’s army… 2 Samuel 2:17, 18
Joins Joab in blood-revenge against Abner… 2Samuel 2:18-24
Co-commander of David’s army… 2 Samuel 10:9, 10
Loyal to David during Absalom’s uprising… 2 Samuel 16:9-12
Sternly rebuked by David… 2 Samuel 19:21-23
Loyal to David during Sheba’s rebellion… 2 Samuel 20:1-6, 10
Slays 300 Philistines… 2 Samuel 23:18
Slays 18,000 Edomites… 1 Chronicles 18:12, 13
Saves David by killing a giant…. 2 Samuel 21:16. 17
Abishag
A Shunammite employed as David’s nurse… 1 Kings 1:1-4, 15
Witnessed David’s choice of Solomon as successor… 1 Kings 1:15-31
Adonijah slain for desiring to marry her… 1 Kings 2:13-25
Abiram
I. Reubenite who conspired against Moses… Numbers 16:1-50
2. The first-born son of Hiel… 1 Kings 16:34; Joshua 6:26
Abinoam
Father of Barak… Judges 4:6
Abinadab
- A man of Kirjath-jearim whose house tabernacles the ark of the Lord… 1 Samuel 7:I, 2
- The second of Jesse’s eight sons… 1 Samuel 16:8
A soldier in Saul’s army… 1 Samuel 17:13 - A son of Saul slain at Mt. Gilboa… 1 Samuel 31:1-8
Bones of, buried by men of Jabesh… 1 Chronicles 10:1-12 - The father of one of Solomon’s sons-in-law… 1 Kings 4:11
Abimelech
1. A Philistine king of Gerar… Genesis 20:1-18
Makes treaty with Abraham… Genesis 21:22-34
2. A second king of Gerar… Genesis 26:1-12
Tells Isaac to go home… Genesis 26:13-16
Makes a treaty with Isaac concerning certain wells… Genesis 26:17-33
3. A son or Gideon by a concubine… Judges 8:31
Conspires tobecome king… Judges 9:1-4
Slays his 70 brothers… Judges 9:5
Made king of Shechem… Judges 9:6
Rebuked by Jotham, lone survivor… Judges 9:7-21
Conspired against by Gaal… Judges 9:22-29
Captures Shechem and Thebez… Judges 9:41-50
Death of… Judges 9:51-57
4. A son of Abiathar the priest… 1 Chronicles 18:16
Also called Ahimelech… 1 Chronicles 24:6
Abimael
A son of Joktan… Genesis 10:28