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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.

  1. 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).

  2. 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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Article Version: May 23, 2021