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Abishur

A man, in the time of the Divided Monarchy · Tribe of Judah · named in 2 verses

the name means father of (the) wall (i.e. perhaps mason) Strong's Lexicon

Abishur, the son of Shammai, was a descendant of Judah; he married Abihail, and they had two sons, Ahban and Molid.

From Easton's Bible Dictionary

Father of the wall; i.e., "mason", one of the two sons of Shammai of the tribe of Judah (1 Chr. 2:28, 29).

Easton's Illustrated Bible Dictionary, 1897 — public domain, quoted in full and unedited.

Family

Parents Shammai
Partners Abihail
Children Ahban, Molid
Siblings Nadab

From STEPBible's TIPNR genealogy data. A relationship the data marks uncertain is not shown here.

First named at 1 Chronicles 2:28.

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