Mother of Rehoboam's wife Mahalath
Abihail
Named in 1 verse of 2 Chronicles, first in 2 Chronicles 11:18.
אֲבִיחַ֫יִלAbihail
The name means “the father of strength.” Hitchcock's Bible Names, 1869
About Abihail Written by AI
Abihail is mentioned in 2 Chronicles 11:18 as the mother of Mahalath, who became one of King Rehoboam's wives. Rehoboam was the son of Solomon and the first king of the southern kingdom of Judah after the division of the united monarchy. Mahalath's father was Jerimoth, one of David's sons. The marriage of Rehoboam to Mahalath was likely a political alliance, as it strengthened Rehoboam's connection to the Davidic dynasty.
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Easton's Bible Dictionary, 1897
This entry is on the name Abihail, and may cover more than one person or place by that name.
Father of might. (1.) Num. 3:35. (2.) 1 Chr. 2:29. (3.) 1 Chr. 5:14.
(4.) The second wife of King Rehoboam (2 Chr. 11:18), a descendant of Eliab, David’s eldest brother.
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(5.) The father of Esther and uncle of Mordecai (Esther 2:15).
M. G. Easton, Illustrated Bible Dictionary, third edition (1897), public domain, from CrossWire. Shown as written; its Scripture quotes are from older translations.
Where the Bible names her
- 2 Chronicles 11:18
And Rehoboam married Mahalath, who was the daughter of David’s son Jerimoth and of Abihail, the daughter of Jesse’s son Eliab.
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