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ab-i-al´bon, ā´bi-al´bon (×בו עלבון 'ăbhı̄ ‛alebhoÌ„n, meaning not known. Gesenius infers from the Arabic a stem which would give the meaning “father of strength,†and this is at worst not quite so groundless as the conjectures which explain ‛alebhoÌ„n as a textual misreading for 'eÌ„l or ba‛al): Abi-albon the Arbathite was one of David's listed heroes (), called Abiel the Arbathite in . Presumably he was from Beth-arabah (, ; ).