Bible Dictionary: Wives: Good: Abigail

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1 Samuel 25:3
Now the name of the man was Nabal; and the name of his wife Abigail: and she was a woman of good understanding, and of a beautiful countenance: but the man was churlish and evil in his doings; and he was of the house of Caleb.
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Mothers, Daughters, and Wives in Israel
... Israel's maidens stir the jealousy of Saul; Abigail knows how ... and more particularly
to defend the good fame of ... Wives such as Priscilla, mothers such as that of ...
/.../edersheim/sketches of jewish social life/chapter 9 mothers daughters and.htm

The Heavenly Banquet.
... a will which can turn all the good intentions of ... departed, carrying away with them
the two wives of David, Ahinoam the Jezreelitess, and Abigail, who had ...
/.../the village pulpit volume ii trinity to advent/lvii the heavenly banquet.htm

The Secret of Courage
... past with His lustre, but let us bring the general good into our ... He had lost everything
that his heart clung to; wives, children; Abigail and Abinoam ...
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The Bright Dawn of a Reign
... So David went up thither, and his two wives also, Ahinoam the Jezreelitess, and
Abigail, Nabal's wife ... The fugitive's cave was a good preparation for the ...
/.../maclaren/expositions of holy scripture f/the bright dawn of a.htm

How David, when He had Twice the Opportunity of Killing Saul did ...
... When the servant had said this, Abigail, for that was his ... and had given many
demonstrations of his good-will to ... He had with him also his two wives, Ahinoam and ...
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The History of Saul
... he was dead, he said: Blessed be the good Lord that ... Then David sent to Abigail for
to have her to his ... called Ahinoam of Jezreel, and both two were his wives. ...
/.../wells/bible stories and religious classics/the history of saul.htm

How David Reigned Over one Tribe at Hebron While the Son Of
... came to Hebron, and took with him his wives, who were ... army, and a very active man,
and good-natured, knew ... the second was Daniel, by his wife Abigail; the name ...
/.../josephus/the antiquities of the jews/chapter 1 how david reigned.htm

Letter Lii. To Nepotian.
... of the rhetoricians, I decked it out a good deal with ... Bathsheba was still living,
Abigail was still left, and the remainder of those wives and concubines ...
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Christ the Believer's Husband
... As Abigail was an honor to Nubal, and by her sweet ... before men, that they may see
your good works, and ... Moreover, it is required of wives, that they not only ...
/.../selected sermons of george whitefield/christ the believers husband.htm

Christian Behavior
... Indeed there are some wives in great slavery by ... for his conviction, concerning anything,
either good or evil, it ... Abigail would not speak a word to her churlish ...
/.../bunyan/the works of john bunyan volumes 1-3/christian behavior.htm

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