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Abiathar (Hebrew: אֶבְיָתָר ʾEḇyāṯār, "father (of) abundance"/"abundant father"), in the Hebrew Bible, is a son of Ahimelech or Ahijah, High Priest at Nob, the fourth in descent from Eli and the last of Eli's House to be a High Priest.
Mar 22, 2022 · Abiathar lived most of his life in faithful service to the Lord, but he did not finish well. Instead of siding with the rightful king of Israel (2 Samuel 7:12; 1 Kings 1:17), Abiathar assisted one of David’s rebellious sons who desired to rule.
Mar 22, 2022 · In Mark 2:26, Jesus refers to “Abiathar the high priest” who was on hand when David and his men ate the showbread from the tabernacle in Nob. This statement has raised some interpretive questions because, in 1 Samuel 21, Ahimelech seems to have been the high priest who helped David, not Abiathar.
Abiathar. Son of Ahimelech, and tenth high priest of the Jews. When Saul sent his emissaries to Nob, to destroy all the priests there, Abiathar, who was young, fled to David in the wilderness, 1 Samuel 22:11-23, with whom he continued in the character of priest, 1 Samuel 23:9 30:7.
Abiathar, in the Old Testament, son of Ahimelech, priest of Nob. He was the sole survivor of a massacre carried out by Doeg. Fleeing to David, he remained with him throughout his wanderings and his reign. He was loyal through the rebellion of Absalom, but he supported Adonijah against Solomon.
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ABIATHAR ə bī’ ə thər (אֶבְיָתָ֣ר, father of abundance). Son of Ahimelech, high priest at Nob during the reign of Saul. His descent is traced back to Phinehas, Eli’s son ( 1 Sam 14:3 where Ahiah is presumably the apocopated form of Ahimelech), and further to Aaron’s son, Ithamar ( 1 Chron 24:3 ).
Abiathar was a high priest in Israel who supported David and escaped from Saul's persecution. He was deposed by Solomon and replaced by Zadok, his rival from the house of Eleazar.
