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ab´i -tal , a -bı̄´tal ( אביטל , 'ăbhı̄ṭāl , "my father is dew"): One of the wives of King David. In the duplicated list (2 Samuel 3:4; 1 Chronicles 3:3 ) in which the sons born to David in Hebron are mentioned and numbered, the fifth is said to be Shephatiah the son of Abital.

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Orr, James, M.A., D.D. General Editor. Entry for 'Abital'. International Standard Bible Encyclopedia. https://www.studylight.org/​encyclopedias/​eng/​isb/​a/abital.html. 1915.
 
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