Hurai of the brooks of Gaash, Abiel the Arbathite,
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- Abiel Person
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Father (i. e., “possessor”) of God = “pious. ” (1. ) The son of Zeror and father of Ner, who was the grandfather of Saul ( 1 Sam. 14:51 ; 1 Chr. 8:33 ; 9:39 ). In 1 Sam.
- Arabah Place
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A name given to Abi-albon, or, as elsewhere called, Abiel, one of David’s warriors ( 2 Sam. 23:31 ; 1 Chr. 11:32 ), probably as being an inhabitant of Arabah ( Josh. 15:61 ), a town in the wilderness of Judah.
- Gaash Place
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A shaking, a hill, on the north side of which Joshua was buried ( Josh. 24:30 ; Judg. 2:9 ), in the territory of Ephraim. (See TIMNATH-SERAH. ). Modern identification: Khirbet Tibnah.