Bible Person
Meaning: father of a vow · Male · 3 cross references
This Abinadab entry refers to Jesse's son and David's brother, not Saul's son or the keeper of the ark already separately overridden. He appears in the family lineup before Samuel and on the battlefield with Goliath. First appears in 1 Sam 16:8.1
AI summary: This Abinadab matters because the cross references place him within the house of Jesse at the moment David is unexpectedly chosen over his older brothers. His presence, like Eliab's, helps sharpen the contrast between outward expectation and God's surprising election. He also stands with Saul's army in the Goliath narrative, rooting the family in that turning point. Taken together, the material presents this Abinadab as an older brother whose place highlights the unexpected rise of David.1
Central Figure
Abinadab
Meaning: father of a vow
The second of the eight sons of Jesse (1 Sam.
The second of the eight sons of Jesse (1 Sam. 16:8). He was with Saul in the campaign against the Philistines in which Goliath was slain (1 Sam. 17:13). 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.