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Abigail (Hebrew: אֲבִיגַיִל / אֲבִיגָיִל, Standard Avigáyil Tiberian ʾĂḇîḡáyil / ʾĂḇîḡāyil ; "her Father's joy" or "fountain of joy" was the second wife of King David and the widow of Nabal the Calebite.

First encountering David when he was an outlaw leader in Judah, wisely visited David after Caleb had insulted the revel chief and dissuaded him from taking revenge on her husband. Nabal then died of natural causes, and Abigail became David's wife. She became the mother of David's son Daniel (1 Chronicles 3:1), also known as Chileab, (2 Samuel3:3) and in the Septuagint text of the Books of Samuel as Daluyah.

Identity

The mother of Amasa. In the Book of Chronicles, and Septuagint version of the Books of Samuel, Abigail's father is identified as being Jesse, (1 Chronicles 2:13-16; 2 Samuel 17:25, LXX) and she therefore would be a half-sister of David, but in the masoretic text of the Books of Samuel her father is named Nahash; (2 Samuel 17:25). In the Book of Chronicles, Amasa's father is identified as Jether the Ishmaelite,1 Chronicles 2:17 but in the Books of Samuel, Amasa's father is identified as Ithra the Israelite (2 Samuel 17:25).

It is possible for both these women named Abigail to be different accounts of the same woman, as textual scholars regard the account in the Books of Chronicles as ultimately deriving from the Books of Samuel, and the references there to Abigail as a sister of David occur only in the passages which textual scholars attribute to the court history of David,^[1] a document which doesn't mention an Abigail as one of David's wives.

Abigail's story

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Avigail in the Biblical Encyclopedia Tanakh Profiles (Hebrew/English) See also translations of names.

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-'''Abigail''' ({{Hebrew Name 2|אֲבִיגַיִל|אֲבִיגָיִל|Avigáyil||ʾĂḇîḡáyil|ʾĂḇîḡāyil|"her Father's joy" or "fountain of joy"}} is a female name occurring in [[Bible|Biblical narratives]] from the [[Books of Samuel]], and reflected in the [[Books of Chronicles]]. The name ''Abigal'' occurs on one occasion<ref>{{bibleverse|2|Samuel|3:3|}}</ref>, and is thought by the vast majority of scholars to be an alternate spelling of ''Abigail''. There appear to be two individuals named ''Abigail'':
+'''Abigail''' ({{Hebrew Name 2|אֲבִיגַיִל|אֲבִיגָיִל|Avigáyil||ʾĂḇîḡáyil|ʾĂḇîḡāyil|"her Father's joy" or "fountain of joy"}} was the second wife of King [[David]] and the widow of [[Nabal]] the Calebite.
-*The wife of [[Nabal]], who became a wife of [[David]] after Nabal's sudden death (see [[Nabal]]).<ref>{{bibleverse|1|Samuel|25|}}</ref> She became the mother of [[Daniel (son of David)|one of David's sons]], who is named in the [[Book of Chronicles]] as ''Daniel,''<ref>{{bibleverse|1|Chronicles|3:1|}}</ref> in the [[masoretic text]] of the Books of Samuel as ''Chileab,''<ref>{{bibleverse|2|Samuel|3:3|}}</ref> and in the [[Septuagint]] text of the Books of Samuel as ''Daluyah.''<ref>2 Samuel 3:3, LXX</ref>
-*The mother of [[Amasa]]. In the Book of Chronicles, and Septuagint version of the Books of Samuel, Abigail's father is identified as being [[Jesse]],<ref>{{bibleverse|1|Chronicles|2:13-16|}}</ref><ref>2 Samuel 17:25, LXX</ref> and she therefore would be a sister of David, but in the masoretic text of the Books of Samuel her father is named ''Nahash;''<ref>{{bibleverse|2|Samuel|17:25|}}</ref> scholars think that ''Nahash'' is a [[typographic error]] here,<ref>''Peake's commentary on the Bible''</ref><ref>''Jewish Encyclopedia''</ref> based on the appearance of the name two verses later.<ref>{{bibleverse|2|Samuel|17:27|}}</ref><ref>''Peake's commentary on the Bible''</ref> In the Book of Chronicles, Amasa's father is identified as ''Jether the [[Ishmaelite]],''<ref>{{bibleverse|1|Chronicles|2:17|}}</ref> but in the Books of Samuel, Amasa's father is identified as ''Ithra the [[Israelite]];''<ref>{{bibleverse|2|Samuel|17:25|}}</ref> scholars think that the latter case is more likely.<ref>''Jewish Encyclopedia''</ref>
+First encountering David when he was an outlaw leader in Judah, wisely visited David after Caleb had insulted the revel chief and dissuaded him from taking revenge on her husband. Nabal then died of natural causes, and Abigail became David's wife. She became the mother of David's son Daniel (1 Chronicles 3:1), also known as ''Chileab,'' (2 Samuel3:3)  and in the [[Septuagint]] text of the Books of Samuel as ''Daluyah.''
+==Identity==
+*The mother of [[Amasa]]. In the Book of Chronicles, and Septuagint version of the Books of Samuel, Abigail's father is identified as being [[Jesse]], (1 Chronicles 2:13-16; 2 Samuel 17:25, LXX) and she therefore would be a half-sister of David, but in the masoretic text of the Books of Samuel her father is named ''Nahash;'' (2 Samuel 17:25). In the Book of Chronicles, Amasa's father is identified as ''Jether the [[Ishmaelite]],''1 Chronicles 2:17 but in the Books of Samuel, Amasa's father is identified as ''Ithra the [[Israelite]]'' (2 Samuel 17:25).
 It is possible for both these women named ''Abigail'' to be different accounts of the same woman, as textual scholars regard the account in the Books of Chronicles as ultimately deriving from the Books of Samuel, and the references there to ''Abigail'' as a sister of David occur only in the passages which textual scholars attribute to the ''[[court history of David]],''<ref>''Jewish Encyclopedia'', ''Books of Samuel''</ref> a document which doesn't mention an ''Abigail'' as one of David's wives.
-The first Abigail's self-styling as a ''handmaid''<ref>{{bibleverse|1|Samuel|25:25|}} and following</ref> lead to ''Abigail'' being the traditional term for a waiting-woman (for example, Abigail, the ''waiting gentlewoman'', in [[Beaumont and Fletcher]]'s ''[[The Scornful Lady]]'', published in 1616).
+==Abigail's story==
 ==References==
-{{Wikisource1911Enc|Abigail}}
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