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(Heb. Abishu'a,
àֲáַéùׁåּòִ
, father of welfare, i.e. fortunate; Sept.
Á᾿âéóïý
or
Á᾿âéóïῦ
, but in 1Ch_8:4 [v. r.
Á᾿âåóóïõÝ
] and Ezr_7:5,
Á᾿âéóïõÝ
), the name of two men.
1. A son of Bela, and grandson of Benjamin (1Ch_8:4); possibly the same as JERIMOTH SEE JERIMOTH (1Ch_7:7). B.C. post 1856. SEE JACOB.2. The son of Phinehas (grandson of Aaron) and father of Bukki, being the fourth high-priest of the Hebrews (1Ch_6:4-5; 1Ch_6:50; Ezr_7:5). Josephus calls him Abiezer ( Á᾿âéåæÝñçò , Ant. 5. 11, 4), but elsewhere Josephus ( É᾿ώóçðéò , Ant. 8:1, 3, ed. Havercamp). He appears from the Chronicon of Alexandria to have been nearly contemporary with Ehud, B.C. cir. 1523-1466. SEE HIGH-PRIEST.