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Abital

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Easton's 1897Smith's 1863ISBE 19152 verse references

Easton's 1897

Father of dew; i.e., “fresh”, David’s fifth wife (2 Sam. 3:4).

Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897) · public domain

Smith's 1863

(father of the dew), one of David’s wives. (2 Samuel 3:4; 1 Chronicles 3:3)

Smith's Bible Dictionary (1863) · public domain

ISBE 1915

ab'-i-tal, a-bi'-tal ('abhiTal, "my father is dew"): One of the wives of King David. In the duplicated list (2Sa 3:4; 1Ch 3:3) in which the sons born to David in Hebron are mentioned and numbered, the fifth is said to be Shephatiah the son of Abital.

International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (1915) · public domain

In Scripture

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