Abihu

[ uh-bahy-hyoo ]

noun

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

Example Sentences

The punishment was like the punishment of Nadab and Abihu, the sons of Aaron, for offering strange fire in their censers.

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Under the distant group of trees appears Moses, conducted by some younger personage (Nadab or Abihu).

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Nadab and Abihu, the two eldest, had sinned presumptuously, and brought on themselves the doom of death.

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But the two other sons of Aaron, Nadab and Abihu, felt differently.

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The punishment of Nadab and Abihu by death for offering “strange fire” (x. 1-5) forms a natural sequel to chap.

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