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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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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 Reynolds, Myra

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 Radin, Paul

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

From Men and Women by Porter, Charlotte Endymion

Come up to Yahweh, you, and Aaron, Nadab, and Abihu, and seventy of the elders of Israel; and worship from a distance.

From The World English Bible (WEB): Exodus by Anonymous

"The four were Daniel, Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah, and the two were Nadab and Abihu."

From The Legends of the Jews — Volume 4 by Radin, Paul

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