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Abigail
also known as: Abigayil
Hebrew: אֲבִיגַיִל —transliteration: Abigayil —meaning: father (i.e., “leader”) of the dance, or “of joy” or “my father is joy”
This is the name of 2 biblical women.
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Abigail, the sister of David
She was the wife of Jether an Ishmaelite (1 Chronicles 2:16-17).
She was the mother of Amasa (2 Samuel 17:25).
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Abigail, the wife of Nabal
They lived in the district of Carmel (1 Samuel 25:3).
She showed great prudence and delicate management at a critical period of her husband’s life.
She was beautiful and “a woman of good understanding.”
After Nabal’s death, she became the wife of King David (1 Samuel 25:14-42), and was his companion in all his future fortunes (1 Samuel 27:3; 30:5; 2 Samuel 2:2).
By her, David had a son called Chileab (2 Samuel 3:3), elsewhere called Daniel (1 Chronicles 3:1).
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