Abihail (ab'-i-hal), "father of might", is the name of five different people mentioned in the Bible:

1. Abihail the Levite lived during the time of the wandering of the Israelites in the wilderness. He was the head of the house of Merari and Levi's youngest son. (Numbers 3:35)
2. Abihail was the wife of Abishur of the tribe of Judah. (I Chronicles 2:29)
3. Abihail, from Gilead of Bashan, was head of the tribe of Gad. (I Chronicles 5:14)
4. Abihail was the mother of Rehoboam's wife Mahalath. (II Chronicles 11:18)
5. Abihail was the father of Queen Esther and uncle of Mordecai. (Esther 2:15; Esther 9:29)

References

• "Abihail", International Standard Bible Encyclopedia.

This entry incorporates text from the public domain Easton's Bible Dictionary, originally published in 1897.

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