Abimelech - oratorio - was created in 1768.
Occasional Oratorio was created in 1746.
Christmas Oratorio was created in 1734.
BYU Oratorio Choir was created in 1961.
Cyber Troopers Virtual-On Oratorio Tangram was created in 1998.
Paul McCartney's Liverpool Oratorio was created on 1991-06-29.
Abimelech means 'my father is king' in Hebrew.
Abimelech is pronounced ah-bim-uh-lek.
Abimelech, the king of Gerar, took Sarah away from Abraham after God intervened in a dream to prevent Abimelech from sinning with her. Abimelech returned Sarah to Abraham and compensated him with gifts.
The oratorio, Messiah, by Handel/
An oratorio is a large vocal and instrumental dramatic work based on a sacred subject. The main difference between an oratorio and an opera is that an oratorio has no staging or costumes.
An oratorio can be both secular and religious.
The most popular oratorio is Handel's Messiah.