Ichabod

Ichabod

Ichabod (אִיכָבוֹד meaning "inglorious" in Hebrew) is named by the Books of Samuel as the brother of Ahitub [bible|1 Samuel 14:2-3] . Ichabod is also identified by the Books of Samuel as having been the son of Phinehas, and as having been born on the day that the Ark was taken into Philistine captivity, his mother having gone into labour due to the shock of this event. The identity and name of his mother is not given, and she is said to have died shortly after having given birth to him, and having named him.

In the masoretic version of the Books of Samuel, his name is said to be a reference to the fact that "the glory is departed from Israel", either in reference to the death of his father, or of Eli, or a reference to the loss of the Ark. The Septuagint, however, states that his name was a complaint: "woe to the glory of Israel". The Codex Vaticanus refers to him as "ouai barchaboth", i.e. as "I Bar Chabod" - "I, son of Chabod" or "No, son of Glory". According to textual scholars ["Jewish Encyclopedia", "Books of Samuel"] , this section of the Book of Samuel, the "sanctuaries source", derives from a fairly late source compared with other parts, and hence this justification of his name may simply be a folk etymology.

While Ichabod is barely mentioned in the current text of the Hebrew Bible, the fact that Ahitub is referred to as the brother of Ichabod, rather than as son of Phinehas (or of anyone else), has led textual scholars to suspect that Ichabod was once seen as a far more significant individual, although the reasons for his importance are no longer known [Jewish Encyclopedia] . Some scholars have argued that Ichabod may be the historic figure underlying the biblical "Jacob", having first concluded that both "Jacob" and "Ichabod" are corruptions of "Jochebed"/"Jocabod", meaning "yahweh is the [divine] glory" [Cheyne and Black, "Encyclopedia Biblica"] .

Related Uses and Cultural References

*"Ichabod" is the name of a song by the band Th' Legendary Shack Shakers
*"Ichabod, Ichabod / The glory is departed" is a line from Robert Browning's poem "Waring", 1842 [ [http://classiclit.about.com/library/bl-etexts/rbrowning/bl-rbrown-waring.htm "Waring" - Robert Browning] ] .
* "Ichabod and I" is the title of British band The Boo Radleys' 1990 debut album.
*"Sincerely, Ichabod" is a song by post-hardcore christian band: Project 86
*The Ichabod is also the mascot of Washburn University in Topeka, Kansas. The school is named after Ichabod Washburn, who gave the school $25,000 upon his death.
*Ichabod Crane, main character in the Washington Irving tale, The Legend of Sleepy Hollow
* "Ichabod" is the title of a poem by writer John Greenleaf Whittier and recounts the fall from glory of Daniel Webster
* "Ichabod" is the the name of a furry yellow bear-like character who appears throughout the book Dr. Seuss's ABC along with what seems to be Ichabod's younger brother (named Izzy?). Ichabod's name is revealed in line "Ichabod is itchy." Characters who look like Ichabod appear in other books by Dr. Seuss.

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