Abishua

Abishua

Abishua ("father of welfare"; "fortunate") is the name of two minor figures in the Hebrew Bible: the grandson of Benjamin (1 Chronicles 8:4) and the son of Phinehas, the high priest (1 Chronicles 6:4-5 and 6:50; Ezra 7:5).


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  • Abishua —    Father of welfare; i.e., fortunate.    1) The grandson of Benjamin (1 Chr. 8:4).    2) The son of Phinehas the high priest (1 Chr. 6:4, 5, 50; Ezra 7:5) …   Easton's Bible Dictionary

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  • 1 Chronicles 6 — 1 The sons of Levi; Gershon, Kohath, and Merari. 2 And the sons of Kohath; Amram, Izhar, and Hebron, and Uzziel. 3 And the children of Amram; Aaron, and Moses, and Miriam. The sons also of Aaron; Nadab, and Abihu, Eleazar, and Ithamar. 4 Eleazar… …   The King James version of the Bible

  • Phinehas — or Pinhas (). The Christian book of Revelation mirrors this sentiment (cf. ) Phinehas son of Eleazar appears again in the book of Joshua. When the tribes of Reuben and Gad, together with the half tribe of Manasseh, depart to take possession of… …   Wikipedia

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  • Ahitub — brother of goodness = good. A few people in the Bible have this name:(1.) The son of Phinehas, grandson of Eli, and brother of Ichabod. On the death of his grandfather Eli he most likely succeeded to the office of high priest, and would have been …   Wikipedia

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