As God worked through Abigail and spared the lives of her entire household, she used timely wisdom in telling Nabal what had happened. Because of his drunkenness that evening, she waited till daybreak to share the whole story. And the Bible says, “his wife told him all these things, and...
2 So David went up there with his two wives, Ahinoam of Jezreel and Abigail, the widow of Nabal of Carmel. 3 David also took the men who were with him, each with his family, and they settled in Hebron and its towns. 4 Then the men of Judah came to Hebron, and there they ...
A solution to this conundrum may be offered by certain popular theories concerning the origin of an archetypal story that occurs in many cultures, and of which the Osiris saga is an example. The Egyptians appear to have believed that their dead Pharaohs would incarnate as stars in the constella...
Although the fall of humanity caused enmity between Man and his Creator, the same fall also caused enmity between Man and his fellow Man. This enmity can be seen from the first few pages of the Bible throughout, in cases such as Cain & Abel, Ishmael & Isaac, Esau & Jacob, Leah & Ra...
5 David’s two wives had been captured—Ahinoam of Jezreel and Abigail, the widow of Nabal of Carmel. 6 David was greatly distressed because the men were talking of stoning him; each one was bitter in spirit because of his sons and daughters. But David found strength in the Lord his ...
This is absurd. Abigail did not intervene to save her senseless husband. She knew David was going to kill every male. More than likely, Abigail had sons, maybe other relatives too, nephews, maybe male cousins. Nabal was a very wealthy man and had many servants. David was going to wipe...
This article surveys the ethnobotany of Ziziphus spina-christi (L.) Desf. in the Middle East from various aspects: historical, religious, philological, literary, linguistic, as well as pharmacological, among Muslims, Jews, and Christians. It is suggested
Her story reminds us of the great faithfulness, power, and wisdom of God. There are never accidents in God’s timing and purpose. Photo Credit: pixabay-Milada-Vigerova 6. Abigail In 1 Samuel 25, we read about Abigail and her husband Nabal. The Bible describes Abigail as “intelligent and...
THE EDITOR:There’s more. David erupted in murderous rage over Nabal’s arrogant ingratitude, and made another hasty oath, “So and more also do God unto the enemies of David, if I leave of all that pertain to him the morning light any that pisseth against the wall,” 1 Samuel 25:...
2 So David and the six hundred men with him left and went over to Achish son of Maok king of Gath. 3 David and his men settled in Gath with Achish. Each man had his family with him, and David had his two wives: Ahinoam of Jezreel and Abigail of Carmel, the widow of Nabal....