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Abihu

American  
[uh-bahy-hyoo] / əˈbaɪ hju /
Douay Bible, Abiu

noun

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


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Nadab and Abihu had been consecrated for the purpose of enforcing the truth of God's holiness.

From Expositions of Holy Scripture by Alexander Maclaren

Moses, Aaron, Nadab, and Abihu Climbed and saw the very God, the Highest,175 Stand upon the paved work of a sapphire.

From Selections from the Poems and Plays of Robert Browning by Myra Reynolds

The people," he continued, "will surely unbraid thee and Aaron, his two sons Nadab and Abihu, and the seventy elders, if thou continuest in this fashion.

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

But they had to pay the penalty nevertheless: Nadab and Abihu, by being burned at the consecration of the Tabernacle, and the elders similarly, at Taberah.

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

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 Paul Radin

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