Abihail may refer to one of five different people mentioned in the Bible:
Abihail the
Levite lived during the time of the wandering of the Israelites in the wilderness. He was the head of the house of Merari and
Levi's youngest son. (Numbers 3:35)
Abihail, from
Gilead of
Bashan, was head of the tribe of Gad. (I Chronicles 5:14)
Abihail was the daughter of
David's brother Eliab. She was married to David's son
Jerimoth and became mother of
Rehoboam's wife
Mahalath. (II Chronicles 11:18)
Abihail was the father of Queen
Esther and uncle of
Mordecai. (Esther 2:15; Esther 9:29)
References
"Abihail", International Standard Bible Encyclopedia.
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