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Abimelech
Abimelech , in the Bible. 1 Name or title of a king of Gerar who had various dealings with Abraham and Isaac. 2 See Ahimelech 1. 3 Son of Gideon. He murdered his 70 brothers, except Jotham, and became "king."
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Abimelech
Book article from: A Dictionary of the Bible
Abimelech Son of Gideon (or Jerubbaal) and a concubine from Shechem . Upon the death of Gideon, Abimelech got himself proclaimed king at Shechem (Judg. 9), contrary...Yahweh alone was king. Before long the town rejected Abimelech but by way of reprisal he destroyed it; there is archaeological...
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Abimelech
Book article from: The Concise Oxford Dictionary of World Religions
Abimelech (12th cent. BCE). In the Jewish scriptures, the son of Gideon by his Shechemite concubine (Judges 8. 31). He slaughtered...Subsequently he destroyed the city, but was mortally wounded during the siege of Thebez (Judges 9. 39–54). Although Abimelech is not counted as one of the judges, his story ...
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Abimelech
Book article from: The Concise Oxford Dictionary of World Religions
Abimelech (date uncertain, 19th–16th cents. BCE). King of Gerar, whom both Abraham and Isaac tried to deceive by presenting their...
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Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
, in the Bible, king of Gath with whom David took refuge. He is called Abimelech in the title of Psalm 34.
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Book article from: A Dictionary of the Bible
...north of Jerusalem (Isa. 10: 32) where eighty-five priests lived with Abimelech . David, in flight from Saul , was given refuge and food there (the holy...26 (not repeated by Matt. or Luke) which mentions Abiathar instead of Abimelech.
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