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Abihail - (father of, i.e. possessing, strength).

  1. Father of Zuriel, chief of the Levitical father of Merari, a contemporary of Moses. (Numbers 3:35) (B.C. 1490.)

  2. Wife of Abishur. (1 Chronicles 2:29)

  3. Son of Huri, of the tribe of Gad. (1 Chronicles 5:14)

  4. Wife of Rehoboam. She is called the daughter, i.e. descendant, of Eliab, the elder brother of David. (2 Chronicles 11:18) (B.C. 972.)

  5. Father of Esther and uncle of Mordecai. (Esther 2:15; 9:29)

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