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Abinadab
A man of Kiriath-jearim in whose house the Ark was kept for twenty years.
What we know — and how we know it
Bible — stated in scripture (with verse) · 1
Scholarly — supported scholarly belief · 1
Family & lineage
Name & titles
ScholarlyAbinadab (אֲבִינָדָב) is a sentence-name meaning "my father is noble" or "my father is generous/willing," combining ab with the root ndb (to be willing, noble).
Hebrew onomastic analysis of the ndb root; cf. BDB and HALOT, and the parallel formation in names like Nadab and Amminadab.
Where in scripture
1 SamuelThe men of Kiriath Jearim came, and took Yahweh’s ark, and brought it into Abinadab’s house on the hill, and consecrated Eleazar his son to keep Yahweh’s ark.
1 Samuel 7:1 — The Ark brought to his house
Scripture quotations are from the World English Bible, a public-domain translation.