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Abigail אֲבִיגַ֫יִל
Abigail, David's sister, was the mother of Amasa, who became the commander of Absalom's army.
Also called Abigal.
Family
| Father | Jesse |
|---|---|
| Mother | Nahash |
| Spouses | Jether |
| Children | Amasa |
| Brothers and sisters | Abinadab, David, Eliab, Elihu, Nethanel, Ozem, Raddai, Shimeah, Zeruiah |
Where Abigail appears
1 Chronicles (2), 2 Samuel (1)
Key verses
- 2 Samuel 17:25 first mention — And Absalom made Amasa captain of the host instead of Joab: which Amasa was a man’s son, whose name was Ithra an Israelite, that went in to Abigail the daughter of Nahash, sister to Zeruiah Joab’s mother.
- 1 Chronicles 2:16 — Whose sisters were Zeruiah, and Abigail. And the sons of Zeruiah; Abishai, and Joab, and Asahel, three.
- 1 Chronicles 2:17 — And Abigail bare Amasa: and the father of Amasa was Jether the Ishmeelite.
Person data: STEPBible.org TIPNR, Tyndale House Cambridge (CC BY 4.0), adapted. Several people in the Bible share this name; this page is about the one described above. Verse text: King James Version.