Abihail

(father of , i.e. possessing, strength ).

1. Father of Zuriel, chief of the Levitical father of Merari, a contemporary of Moses. ( Numbers 3:35 ) (B.C. 1490.)
2. Wife of Abishur. ( 1 Chronicles 2:29 )
3. Son of Huri, of the tribe of Gad. ( 1 Chronicles 5:14 )
4. Wife of Rehoboam. She is called the daughter, i.e. descendant, of Eliab, the elder brother of David. ( 2 Chronicles 11:18 ) (B.C. 972.)
5. Father of Esther and uncle of Mordecai. ( Esther 2:15 ; 9:29 )