Abigail
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Date: 2021-12-04

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David and Abigail by Antonio Molinari Abigail （Hebrew: אֲבִיגַיִל‎, Modern: ’Avīgayīl, Tiberian: ’Aḇīḡayīl） was an Israelite woman in the Hebrew Bible married to Nabal; she became married to the future King David after Nabal's death （1 Samuel 25）.
Abigail was David's second wife, after Saul and Ahinoam's daughter, Michal, whom Saul later married to Palti, son of Laish when David went into hiding.
She became the mother of one of David's sons, who is listed in the Book of Chronicles under the name Daniel, in the Masoretic Text of the Books of Samuel as Chileab, and in the Septuagint text of 2 Samuel 3:3 as Δαλουια, Dalouia.
Her name is spelled Abigal in 2 Samuel 17:25 in the American Standard Version.
Prudent Abigail by Juan Antonio Escalante David and Abigail, 1860 woodcut by Julius Schnorr von Karolsfeld Derived from the Hebrew word ab, "father", and the Hebrew root g-y-l, "to rejoice,
" the name Abigail has a variety of possible meanings including "my father's joy" and "source of joy".
In 1 Samuel 25, Nabal demonstrates ingratitude towards David, the son of Jesse （from the tribe of Judah）, and Abigail attempts to placate David, in order to stop the future King from taking revenge.
She gives him food, and speaks to him, urging him not to "have on his conscience the staggering burden of needless bloodshed" （verse 31, NIV） and reminding him that God will make him a "lasting dynasty" （verse 28）.
Jon Levenson calls this an "undeniable adumbration" of Nathan's prophecy in 2 Samuel 7.
Alice Bach notes that Abigail pronounces a "crucial prophecy," and the Talmud regards her as one of the Tanakh's seven female prophets.
Levenson, however, suggests that she "senses the drift of history" from intellige...