Abihail

Abihail (father of, i.e. possessing, strength).

1. Father of Zuriel, chief of the Levitical father of Merari, a contemporary of Moses. (Numbers 3:35) (B.C. 1490.)

2. Wife of Abishur. (1Chronicles 2:29)

3. Son of Huri, of the tribe of Gad. (1Chronicles 5:14)

4. Wife of Rehoboam. She is called the daughter, i.e. descendant, of Eliab, the elder brother of David. (2Chronicles 11:18) (B.C. 972.)

5. Father of Esther and uncle of Mordecai. (Esther 2:15; 9:29)