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AHITUB.—1. Son of Phinehas and grandson of Ell, the father of Ahimelech or Ahijah, the priest who was put to death by Saul (1Sa_14:3; 1Sa_22:9; 1Sa_22:20). 2. Acc. to 2Sa_8:17 (= 1Ch_18:16) the father, acc. to 1Ch_9:11, Neh_11:11 the grandfather, of Zadok the priest who was contemporary with David and Solomon. It is very doubtful, however, whether the name Ahitub here is not due to a copyist’s error. The text of 2Sa_8:17 should probably run: ‘and Zadok and Abiathar the son of Ahimelech, the son of Ahitub.’ 3. Even more doubt attaches to another Ahitub, father of another Zadok (1Ch_6:11-12; cf. 1Es_8:2, 2Es_1:1). 4. An ancestor of Judith, Jdt_8:1.