Abiathar
Sign in to saveAlso known as Abiathar son of Ahimelech, Ha-Kohen, Ebyathar son of Ahimelech (biblical Priest)
thumb|220px|Statue of Abiathar (next to the Queen of Sheba) at [[Reims Cathedral.]] Abiathar ( 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.
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- Bible account
- In rabbinic literature
- Confusion of the name
- References
thumb|220px|Statue of Abiathar (next to the Queen of Sheba) at [[Reims Cathedral.]] Abiathar ( 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.
==Bible account== 1 Samuel and 2 Samuel mention Abiathar several times.
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