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Abitub
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Abitub
Identity
- Name meaning
- father of goodness (Heb. av-tov)
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
- Benjamite genealogy — date uncertain
- Region
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- Contemporary of
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Role
- Role
- Son of Shaharaim by Hushim · Benjamite
- Notable for
- Abitub appears once in scripture, named in 1 Chronicles 8:11 as a son of Shaharaim by his wife Hushim.
Scripture
- First mention
- 1 Chronicles 8
- Most cited
- 1 Chronicles 8
- Key passages
Network
- Referenced by
- 1 entry
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Abitub appears once in scripture, named in 1 Chronicles 8:11 as a son of Shaharaim by his wife Hushim. The context is a tangled Benjamite genealogy: Shaharaim had earlier sent away two wives — Hushim and Baara — in the land of Moab; he then begat seven sons by a third wife named Hodesh; and at some point returned to Hushim long enough for her to bear him two more sons, Abitub and Elpaal. Nothing else is recorded.
His Hebrew name means father of goodness (av-tov).
Key passages
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