Bible Person
Meaning: the father of the dew; or of the shadow · Female · 2 cross references
Abital is one of David's wives and the mother of Shephatiah. She belongs to the expanding royal household formed during David's years at Hebron. First appears in 2 Sam 3:4.1
AI summary: Abital matters because the cross references place her within the sequence of wives through whom David's house grows before his full Jerusalem reign. Her role is not developed narratively, but her inclusion helps define the family complexity and dynastic breadth that will later shape royal politics. Taken together, the material presents Abital as a Davidic wife whose household place contributes to the formation of the monarchy's inner family world.1
Central Figure
Abital
Meaning: the father of the dew; or of the shadow
Father of dew; i.e., “fresh”, David’s fifth wife (2 Sam.
Father of dew; i.e., “fresh”, David’s fifth wife (2 Sam. 3:4). 3
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Alistair de Blacquiere-Clarkson, “ai-BIBLE Bible Names JSON Factsheet Aggregating Material from Smith’s Bible Dictionary & Hitcocks’s New and Complete Analysis of the Bible.” ai-BIBLE electronic edition, version 1.0.
M.G.Easton, Illustrated Bible Dictionary, ai-BIBLE electronic edition, version 1.0.
Robert Rouse, “Theographic Bible Information,” Theographic-Bible-Metadata, 2020, https://github.com/robertrouse/theographic-bible-metadata.