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Abishur
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Abishur
Identity
- Name meaning
- father of a wall (Heb. av-shur); etymology debated
Family
- Parent(s)
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- Spouse
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- Children
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- Tribe / people
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Era & origin
- Era
- Judahite genealogy — date uncertain
- Region
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- Contemporary of
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Role
- Role
- Son of Shammai · Judahite of the line of Jerahmeel · Husband of Abihail
- Notable for
- Abishur appears once in scripture, in the Judahite genealogy of 1 Chronicles 2:28-29 — son of Shammai, descendant of Jerahmeel of the line of Judah, husband of *Abihail,* and father of two sons, *Ahban and Molid.*
Scripture
- First mention
- 1 Chronicles 2
- Most cited
- 1 Chronicles 2
- Key passages
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- 2 entries
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Abishur appears once in scripture, in the Judahite genealogy of 1 Chronicles 2:28-29 — son of Shammai, descendant of Jerahmeel of the line of Judah, husband of *Abihail, and father of two sons, Ahban and Molid.*
His Hebrew name means father of a wall (av-shur) or, depending on vowel pointing, father of an ox. The genealogy gives him no further story; like many in the Chronicler's rolls, he is preserved only as the bridge between his father and his sons. For his wife, see Abihail (sense 2).
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