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Abihu

American

[uh-bahy-hyoo] / əˈbaɪ hyu /

Douay Bible, Abiu

noun

(in the Bible) a son of Aaron who, with his brother Nadab, was consumed by fire from heaven for disobeying the Lord.

Example Sentences

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Come up to Yahweh, you, and Aaron, Nadab, and Abihu, and seventy of the elders of Israel; and worship from a distance.

From The World English Bible (WEB): Exodus by Anonymous

Then went up Moses and Aaron, Nadab and Abihu, and seventy of the elders of Israel.

From Biblical Extracts Or, The Holy Scriptures Analyzed; Showing its Contradictions, Absurdities, and Immoralities by Cooper, Robert

Then went up Moses and Aaron, Nadab and Abihu, and seventy of the elders of Israel; 10.

From Expositions of Holy Scripture by Maclaren, Alexander

Nadab and Abihu took either of them his censer.

From English Grammar in Familiar Lectures by Kirkham, Samuel

Aaron could not take part in the burial of Nadab and Abihu, for a high priest is not permitted to take part in a funeral procession, even if the deceased be a near kinsman.

From The Legends of the Jews — Volume 3 by Radin, Paul

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