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Abinadab
the name means father of generosity (i.e. liberal) Strong's Lexicon
Abinadab, the son of Iddo, was married to Solomon's daughter Taphath and served as an official in Solomon's government, overseeing the region of Dor.
From Easton's Bible Dictionary
Father of nobleness; i.e., "noble." (1.) A Levite of Kirjath-jearim, in whose house the ark of the covenant was deposited after having been brought back from the land of the Philistines (1 Sam. 7:1). It remained there twenty years, till it was at length removed by David (1 Sam. 7:1, 2; 1 Chr. 13:7).
Easton's Illustrated Bible Dictionary, 1897 — public domain, quoted in full and unedited.
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Ben-abinadab
From STEPBible's TIPNR genealogy data. A relationship the data marks uncertain is not shown here.
First named at 1 Kings 4:11.
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Verses that name Abinadab
- 1 Kings 4:11 Ben-abinadab in Naphath-dor (Taphath, a daughter of Solomon, was his wife);