People of the Bible
Abigail
Family
Easton’s Bible Dictionary
The wife of the churlish Nabal, who dwelt in the district of Carmel (1 Sam. 25:3). She showed great prudence and delicate management at a critical period of her husband’s life. She was “a woman of good understanding, and of a beautiful countenance.” After Nabal’s death she became the wife of David (1 Sam. 25:14-42), and was his companion in all his future fortunes (1 Sam. 27:3; 30:5; 2 Sam. 2:2). By her David had a son called Chileab (2 Sam. 3:3), elsewhere called Daniel (1 Chr. 3:1).
From M. G. Easton, Illustrated Bible Dictionary (1893), in the public domain.
Named in 14 verses
- 1 Samuel
- 25:3, 25:14, 25:18, 25:23, 25:32, 25:36, 25:39, 25:40, 25:42, 27:3, 30:5
- 2 Samuel
- 2:2, 3:3
- 1 Chronicles
- 3:1
The family, dates and events on this page come from Theographic, a knowledge graph of the Bible by Robert Rouse, used and shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. It is a work in progress, and its dates follow one reconstruction of biblical chronology among several. The dictionary article above is separately in the public domain.