Abihail

A Gadite leader from Gilead

A written article for Abihail is still to come. Below and alongside: where Abihail appears in Scripture, with the original words and any dates on record.

  • 1200 BC
    1000 BC
  • Abihail
    c. 1050 BC

Original word

  • אֲבִיהַיִל abihail
    H32
Relationships
Son: Eber Son: Heber Father: Huri Son: Jacan Son: Jachan Son: Jorai Son: Meshullam Son: Michael Son: Michael Son: Sheba Son: Zia
Citations
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Where Abihail appears in Scripture

Numbers 3

וּנְשִׂיא בֵֽית-אָב לְמִשְׁפְּחֹת מְרָרִי צֽוּרִיאֵל בֶּן-אֲבִיחָיִל עַל יֶרֶךְ הַמִּשְׁכָּן יַֽחֲנוּ צָפֹֽנָה׃
35
And the chief of the house of the father of the families of Merari was Zuriel the son of Abihail: these shall pitch on the side of the tabernacle northward.

1 Chronicles 2

וְשֵׁם אֵשֶׁת אֲבִישׁוּר אֲבִיהָיִל וַתֵּלֶד לוֹ אֶת-אַחְבָּן וְאֶת-מוֹלִֽיד׃
29
And the name of the wife of Abishur was Abihail, and she bare him Ahban, and Molid.

1 Chronicles 5

אֵלֶּה׀ בְּנֵי אֲבִיחַיִל בֶּן-חוּרִי בֶּן-יָרוֹחַ בֶּן-גִּלְעָד בֶּן-מִֽיכָאֵל בֶּן-יְשִׁישַׁי בֶּן-יַחְדּוֹ בֶּן-בּֽוּז׃
14
These are the children of Abihail the son of Huri, the son of Jaroah, the son of Gilead, the son of Michael, the son of Jeshishai, the son of Jahdo, the son of Buz;

2 Chronicles 11

וַיִּֽקַּֽח-לוֹ רְחַבְעָם אִשָּׁה אֶת-מָחֲלַת ‫(בן)‬ בַּת-יְרִימוֹת בֶּן-דָּוִיד אֲבִיהַיִל בַּת-אֱלִיאָב בֶּן-יִשָֽׁי׃
18
And Rehoboam took him Mahalath the daughter of Jerimoth the son of David to wife, and Abihail the daughter of Eliab the son of Jesse;

Esther 2

וּבְהַגִּיעַ תֹּר-אֶסְתֵּר בַּת-אֲבִיחַיִל דֹּד מָרְדֳּכַי אֲשֶׁר לָקַֽח-לוֹ לְבַת לָבוֹא אֶל-הַמֶּלֶךְ לֹא בִקְשָׁה דָּבָר כִּי אִם אֶת-אֲשֶׁר יֹאמַר הֵגַי סְרִיס-הַמֶּלֶךְ שֹׁמֵר הַנָּשִׁים וַתְּהִי אֶסְתֵּר נֹשֵׂאת חֵן בְּעֵינֵי כָּל-רֹאֶֽיהָ׃
15
Now when the turn of Esther, the daughter of Abihail the uncle of Mordecai, who had taken her for his daughter, was come to go in unto the king, she required nothing but what Hegai the king's chamberlain, the keeper of the women, appointed. And Esther obtained favour in the sight of all them that looked upon her.

Esther 9

וַתִּכְתֹּב אֶסְתֵּר הַמַּלְכָּה בַת-אֲבִיחַיִל וּמָרְדֳּכַי הַיְּהוּדִי אֶת-כָּל-תֹּקֶף לְקַיֵּם אֵת אִגֶּרֶת הַפּוּרִים הַזֹּאת הַשֵּׁנִֽית׃
29
Then Esther the queen, the daughter of Abihail, and Mordecai the Jew, wrote with all authority, to confirm this second letter of Purim.