Abinadab
Abinadab, in whose house the ark of God was kept for 20 years.
The name Abinadab means “father of a vow, or of willingness”
MaleUnited Monarchy eraOld Testament3 books4 verses
Summary
A man living at the time of United Monarchy, first mentioned at 1 Samuel 7:1; referred to as Abinadab (אֲבִינָדָב); father of Eleazar, Uzzah, and Ahio.
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- אֲבִינָדָבAbinadab
Mentions
- Then the men of Kiriath-jearim came for the ark of the LORD and took it into Abinadab’s house on the hill. And they consecrated his son Eleazar to guard the ark of the LORD.
- They set the ark of God on a new cart and brought it from the house of Abinadab, which was on the hill. Uzzah and Ahio, the sons of Abinadab, were guiding the new cart,
- …bringing with it the ark of God. And Ahio was walking in front of the ark.
- So they carried the ark of God from the house of Abinadab on a new cart, with Uzzah and Ahio guiding the cart.