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"In the Abigail story, David, the potential king, is seen as increasingly strong and virtuous, whereas in the Bathsheba story, the reigning monarch shows his flaws ever more overtly and begins to lose control of his family." [8] Levenson and Halpern suggest that Abigail may, in fact, also be the same person as Abigail, mother of Amasa. [12]
In the Books of Chronicles (1 Chronicles 2:13–16), Abigail and Zeruiah are referred to as sisters to David. [3] The Masoretic Text of 2 Samuel 17:25 calls Abigail the daughter of Nahash. While it is possible that Jesse 's wife had first married been to Nahash (and Abigail was David's half-sister), scholars think that Nahash is a typographic ...
14th-century depiction of Abigail tending Nabal. According to the 1st Book of Samuel Chapter 25, Nabal (Hebrew: נָבָל Nāḇāl, "fool" [1]) was a rich Calebite, described as harsh and surly. [2] He is featured in a story in which he is threatened by David over an insult, and ultimately killed by God.
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Amasa (עמשא) or Amessai [1] is a person mentioned in the Hebrew Bible. His mother was Abigail (2 Samuel 17:25), a sister of King David (1 Chronicles 2:16,17). Hence, Amasa was a nephew of David, and cousin of Joab, David's military commander, as well as a cousin of Absalom, David's son. David calls him "my bone and my flesh" (2 Samuel 19:13).
Review by Brian Lowry, CNN. April 18, 2024 at 6:29 PM. ... “Abigail” owes perhaps a more pertinent debt to the “Scream” franchise, which happens to be under the creative stewardship of the ...
If you always thought your garden-variety heist movies could do with a bit more blood-sucking vampire, have we got a flick for you. “Abigail,” featuring a 12-year-old tutu-wearing member of ...
Abigail was the wife of King David in the Hebrew Bible's Book of Samuel, and is described as an intelligent, beautiful, loyal woman. Abigail was the mother of Amasa , the commander-in-chief of Absalom 's army (2 Samuel 17:25).