Abram, Abraham [ÔöÇ├ç’brÔöÇ├óm,ÔöÇ├ç’brÔöÇ├óhÔöÇ├óm]…THE FATHER OF A MULTITUDE. The original name of the youngest son of Terah was Abram, meaning "father of height." Abraham was given to him when the promise of a numerous progeny was renewed to him by God …Gen. 11:26…AfterTerah was 70 years old, he became the father of Abram, Nahor, and Haran. […]
Absalom His name means: “Father Is Peace” His work: David’s third son, Absalom, was a brilliant military and political strategist. His character: Absalom’s remarkable assets of good looks and diplomacy became great liabilities, leading to his untimely death. His sorrow: When Absalom’s sister was raped by his oldest half brother, Absalom began a life of […]
Abimelech [ÔöÇ├®bÔöÇ┬ím’elÔöÇ├▓ch]-father of the king. 1. A king of Gerar in the time of Abraham (Gen. 2021:22-3226:1-16, 26-31). The Man Who Rebuked Another for Lying Abimelech would have taken Sarah, Abraham's wife, into his harem, but learning that she was the wife of another, returned her uninjured. Abraham appears here in a bad light. He […]
“What should we learn from the life of Abraham?”……Aside from Moses, no Old Testament character is mentioned more in the New Testament than Abraham. James refers to Abraham as "God's friend" (James 2:23), a title used of no one else in Scripture. Believers in all generations are called the "children of Abraham" (Galatians 3:7). Abraham's […]
“What should we learn from the life of Aaron?”……Aaron was born into a family of Levites during the time of Israel's enslavement in Egypt. The Israelites were considered the dregs of society among the Egyptians who used them as slaves Exodus 1:14 They made their lives bitter, forcing them to mix mortar and make bricks […]
Abihail [ÔöÇ├®bihÔöÇ├╝’il]-father of might. A Levite, father of Zuriel, the chief of the Merarites in the time of Moses (Num. 3:35). The head of a family of the tribe of Gad (1 Chron. 5:14). The father of Esther, the niece of Mordecai who became Queen of Persia in the place of Vashti (Esther 2:159:29). Abihail […]
Abiel[ÔöÇ├®bÔöÇ┬¢’el] –father of strength. Son of Zeror and father of Ner and of Kish and grandfather of Saul, Israel's first king (1 Sam. 9:114:51). One of David's heroes from Beth-arabah (1 Chron. 11:32). Called Abi-albon in 2 Sam. 23:31.