Abigail
Easton’s Bible Dictionary
Father (i.e., “leader”) of the dance, or “of joy.” (1.) The sister of David, and wife of Jether an Ishmaelite (1 Chr. 2:16, 17). She was the mother of Amasa (). (2.) The wife of the churlish Nabal, who dwelt in the district of Carmel (). She showed great prudence and delicate management at a critical period of her husband’s life. She was “a woman of good understanding, and of a beautiful countenance.” After Nabal’s death she became the wife of David (), and was his companion in all his future fortunes (; 30:5; ). By her David had a son called Chileab (), elsewhere called Daniel (1 Chr. 3:1).
Smith’s Bible Dictionary
(father, i.e. source, of joy).
Where it appears
1 Samuel 25:3, 14, 14-42 1 Samuel 27:3 1 Samuel 30:5 2 Samuel 2:2 2 Samuel 3:3 2 Samuel 17:25 1 Chronicles 2:16, 17 1 Chronicles 3:1
Easton’s Bible Dictionary (1897) and Smith’s Bible Dictionary (1863) are in the public domain; the entries are arranged with their verse references by the Bible Dictionary Dataset (CC BY 4.0).
