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Abinadab (1Sa 16:8)
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Abinadab (1Sa 16:8)

Son of Jesse and Nahash, in the united monarchy of Israel. Named in scripture at 1 Samuel 16:8.

Lived: United Monarchy

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BibleSon of Jesse and Nahash.
1 Samuel 16:8

Where in scripture

1 Samuel1 Chronicles

Then Jesse called Abinadab, and made him pass before Samuel. He said, “Yahweh has not chosen this one, either.”

1 Samuel 16:8

The three oldest sons of Jesse had gone after Saul to the battle: and the names of his three sons who went to the battle were Eliab the firstborn, and next to him Abinadab, and the third Shammah.

1 Samuel 17:13

and Jesse became the father of his firstborn Eliab, and Abinadab the second, and Shimea the third,

1 Chronicles 2:13

Scripture quotations are from the World English Bible, a public-domain translation.

1 Samuel 16:81 Samuel 17:131 Chronicles 2:13

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