The meaning of Abinadab in the Bible
(From Easton's Bible Dictionary)

father of nobleness; i.e., "noble."

  • A Levite of Kirjath-jearim, in whose house the ark of the covenant was deposited after having been brought back from the land of the Philistines (I Samuel 7:1). It remained there twenty years, till it was at length removed by David (I Samuel 7:1,2; I Chronicles 13:7).

  • The second of the eight sons of Jesse (I Samuel 16:8). He was with Saul in the campaign against the Philistines in which Goliath was slain (I Samuel 17:13).

  • One of Saul's sons, who peristed with his father in the battle of Gilboa (I Samuel 31:2; I Chronicles 10:2).

  • One of Solomon's officers, who "provided victuals for the king and his household." He presided, for this purpose, over the district of Dor (I Kings 4:11).


    See more on the meaning of Abinadab in the Bible:
    Abinadab {International Standard Bible Encyclopedia}
    Abinadab {Hitchcock's Bible Name}

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