Abital
the name means father of dew (i.e. fresh) Strong's Lexicon
Abital was one of King David's wives and the mother of his son Shephatiah.
From Easton's Bible Dictionary
Father of dew; i.e., "fresh", David's fifth wife (2 Sam. 3:4).
Easton's Illustrated Bible Dictionary, 1897 — public domain, quoted in full and unedited.
Family
Partners
David
Children
Shephatiah
From STEPBible's TIPNR genealogy data. A relationship the data marks uncertain is not shown here.
First named at 2 Samuel 3:4.
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Verses that name Abital
- 2 Samuel 3:4 his fourth was Adonijah, the son of Haggith; his fifth was Shephatiah, the son of Abital;
- 1 Chronicles 3:3 the fifth was Shephatiah by Abital; and the sixth was Ithream by his wife Eglah.