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People of the Bible

Ahimelech

also called Ahiah

Family

Father
Ahitub
Children
Abiathar

Easton’s Bible Dictionary

Son of Ahitub (1 Sam. 14:3, 18), Ichabod’s brother; the same probably as Ahimelech, who was high priest at Nob in the reign of Saul (1 Sam. 22:11). Some, however, suppose that Ahimelech was the brother of Ahijah, and that they both officiated as high priests, Ahijah at Gibeah or Kirjath-jearim, and Ahimelech at Nob.

From M. G. Easton, Illustrated Bible Dictionary (1893), in the public domain.

Named in 11 verses

1 Samuel
14:3, 14:18, 21:1, 21:2, 21:8, 22:9, 22:11, 22:14, 22:16, 22:20, 23:6

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.