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427:the abigail
388:gentlewoman
370:Generic use
263:adumbration
197:and in the
145:married to
1565:Categories
1051:Matriarchs
1047:Patriarchs
947:Q115281287
865:"Abigail".
650:Alice Bach
585:2 Samuel 3
457:Queen Anne
275:Alice Bach
271:2 Samuel 7
199:Septuagint
151:King David
107:אֲבִיגַיִל
48:See also:
1384:Zechariah
1374:Zephaniah
876:"Abigail"
542:"Abigail"
526:Citations
189:, in the
137:ʾĂḇīḡayīl
122:ʾAvīgayīl
1542:prophets
1508:Nehemiah
1485:Mordecai
1369:Habakkuk
1294:Jeremiah
1251:Jahaziel
1216:Shemaiah
1206:Jeduthun
1122:Phinehas
943:Wikidata
861:, 1948,
806:(2007).
761:Archived
726:Archived
720:Megillah
685:Archived
679:Megillah
657:Archived
479:series.
470:Flashman
386:waiting
377:handmaid
352:Levenson
195:Chileab,
155:1 Samuel
129:Tiberian
50:Avigayil
1538:Italics
1525:Azariah
1494: (
1424: (
1399:Noahide
1389:Malachi
1351: (
1344:Obadiah
1299:Ezekiel
1286: (
1246:Micaiah
1201:Solomon
1176:Abigail
1165:Elkanah
1149:Deborah
1099: (
1086:in the
1059:Abraham
941:: 2–3.
935:Abigail
771:43 41.
669:43 44.
640:40 20.
465:abigail
415:Abigail
382:Abigail
380:led to
356:Halpern
322:Deborah
213:in the
203:Dalouia
162:Ahinoam
97:Abigail
18:Abagail
1492:Esther
1459:Baruch
1415:Balaam
1379:Haggai
1304:Daniel
1284:Isaiah
1266:Huldah
1236:Hanani
1226:Elisha
1221:Elijah
1211:Ahijah
1191:Nathan
1181:Samuel
1171:Hannah
1159:Samson
1154:Gideon
1144:Joshua
1112:Miriam
945:
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886:. 2007
557:
499:, and
483:In art
409:, and
338:Esther
336:, and
334:Huldah
326:Hannah
318:Miriam
310:Ziklag
302:Esther
300:, and
290:Talmud
283:Tanakh
279:Talmud
267:Nathan
207:Abigal
186:Daniel
170:Michal
133:
118:
114:Modern
101:Hebrew
1472:Uriah
1452:Beeri
1437:Other
1364:Nahum
1359:Micah
1349:Jonah
1329:Hosea
1321:Minor
1276:Major
1196:David
1107:Aaron
1097:Moses
1088:Torah
1074:Sarah
1069:Jacob
1064:Isaac
1025:Enoch
618:p. 43
598:g-y-l
587:, LXX
473:from
330:Sarah
298:Sarah
294:Rahab
265:" of
247:Jesse
243:Nabal
231:g-y-l
147:Nabal
1520:Oded
1514:Ruth
1503:Ezra
1478:Buzi
1466:Agur
1445:Amoz
1408:Beor
1339:Amos
1334:Joel
1241:Jehu
1231:Iddo
1030:Noah
1019:Abel
923:ISBN
892:2011
863:s.v.
783:and
608:in:
555:ISBN
413:use
354:and
221:Name
166:Saul
164:and
1422:Job
1186:Gad
937:".
790:JBL
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723:15a
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652:, "
637:CBQ
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251:God
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75:by
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