Abihu

Son of Aaron

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

  • 1800 BC
    1000 BC
  • Abihu
    1700 BC to 1015 BC

Original word

  • אֲבִיהוּא abihu
    H30
Relationships
Father: Aaron Mother: Elisheba Brother: Eleazar Brother: Ithamar Brother: Nadab Member of: Tribe of Levi
Citations
“Abihu.” Theographic Bible Metadata (Viz.Bible). theographic-bible-metadata. Theographic Bible Metadata · CC BY-SA 4.0 Accessed 2026-08-29.
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Where Abihu appears in Scripture

Exodus 6

וַיִּקַּח אַֽהֲרֹן אֶת-אֱלִישֶׁבַע בַּת-עַמִּֽינָדָב אֲחוֹת נַחְשׁוֹן לוֹ לְאִשָּׁה וַתֵּלֶד לוֹ אֶת-נָדָב וְאֶת-אֲבִיהוּא אֶת-אֶלְעָזָר וְאֶת-אִֽיתָמָֽר׃
23
And Aaron took him Elisheba, daughter of Amminadab, sister of Naashon, to wife; and she bare him Nadab, and Abihu, Eleazar, and Ithamar.

Exodus 24

וְאֶל-מֹשֶׁה אָמַר עֲלֵה אֶל-יְהוָה אַתָּה וְאַֽהֲרֹן נָדָב וַֽאֲבִיהוּא וְשִׁבְעִים מִזִּקְנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל וְהִשְׁתַּֽחֲוִיתֶם מֵֽרָחֹֽק׃
1
And he said unto Moses, Come up unto the LORD, thou, and Aaron, Nadab, and Abihu, and seventy of the elders of Israel; and worship ye afar off.
וַיַּעַל מֹשֶׁה וְאַֽהֲרֹן נָדָב וַֽאֲבִיהוּא וְשִׁבְעִים מִזִּקְנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃
9
Then went up Moses, and Aaron, Nadab, and Abihu, and seventy of the elders of Israel:

Exodus 28

וְאַתָּה הַקְרֵב אֵלֶיךָ אֶת-אַֽהֲרֹן אָחִיךָ וְאֶת-בָּנָיו אִתּוֹ מִתּוֹךְ בְּנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל לְכַֽהֲנוֹ-לִי אַֽהֲרֹן נָדָב וַֽאֲבִיהוּא אֶלְעָזָר וְאִֽיתָמָר בְּנֵי אַֽהֲרֹֽן׃
1
And take thou unto thee Aaron thy brother, and his sons with him, from among the children of Israel, that he may minister unto me in the priest's office, even Aaron, Nadab and Abihu, Eleazar and Ithamar, Aaron's sons.

Leviticus 10

וַיִּקְחוּ בְנֵֽי-אַהֲרֹן נָדָב וַֽאֲבִיהוּא אִישׁ מַחְתָּתוֹ וַיִּתְּנוּ בָהֵן אֵשׁ וַיָּשִׂימוּ עָלֶיהָ קְטֹרֶת וַיַּקְרִיבוּ לִפְנֵי יְהוָה אֵשׁ זָרָה אֲשֶׁר לֹא צִוָּה אֹתָֽם׃
1
And Nadab and Abihu, the sons of Aaron, took either of them his censer, and put fire therein, and put incense thereon, and offered strange fire before the LORD, which he commanded them not.

Numbers 3

וְאֵלֶּה שְׁמוֹת בְּֽנֵי-אַהֲרֹן הַבְּכֹר׀ נָדָב וַֽאֲבִיהוּא אֶלְעָזָר וְאִֽיתָמָֽר׃
2
And these are the names of the sons of Aaron; Nadab the firstborn, and Abihu, Eleazar, and Ithamar.
וַיָּמָת נָדָב וַֽאֲבִיהוּא לִפְנֵי יְהוָה בְּֽהַקְרִבָם אֵשׁ זָרָה לִפְנֵי יְהוָה בְּמִדְבַּר סִינַי וּבָנִים לֹֽא-הָיוּ לָהֶם וַיְכַהֵן אֶלְעָזָר וְאִיתָמָר עַל-פְּנֵי אַֽהֲרֹן אֲבִיהֶֽם׃
4
And Nadab and Abihu died before the LORD, when they offered strange fire before the LORD, in the wilderness of Sinai, and they had no children: and Eleazar and Ithamar ministered in the priest's office in the sight of Aaron their father.

Numbers 26

וַיִּוָּלֵד לְאַֽהֲרֹן אֶת-נָדָב וְאֶת-אֲבִיהוּא אֶת-אֶלְעָזָר וְאֶת-אִֽיתָמָֽר׃
60
And unto Aaron was born Nadab, and Abihu, Eleazar, and Ithamar.
וַיָּמָת נָדָב וַֽאֲבִיהוּא בְּהַקְרִיבָם אֵשׁ-זָרָה לִפְנֵי יְהוָֽה׃
61
And Nadab and Abihu died, when they offered strange fire before the LORD.

1 Chronicles 6

וּבְנֵי עַמְרָם אַֽהֲרֹן וּמֹשֶׁה וּמִרְיָם וּבְנֵי אַֽהֲרֹן נָדָב וַֽאֲבִיהוּא אֶלְעָזָר וְאִֽיתָמָֽר׃
3
And the children of Amram; Aaron, and Moses, and Miriam. The sons also of Aaron; Nadab, and Abihu, Eleazar, and Ithamar.

1 Chronicles 24

וְלִבְנֵי אַֽהֲרֹן מַחְלְקוֹתָם בְּנֵי אַֽהֲרֹן נָדָב וַֽאֲבִיהוּא אֶלְעָזָר וְאִֽיתָמָֽר׃
1
Now these are the divisions of the sons of Aaron. The sons of Aaron; Nadab, and Abihu, Eleazar, and Ithamar.
וַיָּמָת נָדָב וַֽאֲבִיהוּא לִפְנֵי אֲבִיהֶם וּבָנִים לֹֽא-הָיוּ לָהֶם וַֽיְכַהֲנוּ אֶלְעָזָר וְאִֽיתָמָֽר׃
2
But Nadab and Abihu died before their father, and had no children: therefore Eleazar and Ithamar executed the priest's office.