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Abihu

American  
[uh-bahy-hyoo] / əˈbaɪ hyu /
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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Then went up Moses and Aaron, Nadab and Abihu, and seventy of the elders of Israel.

From Biblical Extracts Or, The Holy Scriptures Analyzed; Showing its Contradictions, Absurdities, and Immoralities by Cooper, Robert

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

From Expositions of Holy Scripture by Maclaren, Alexander

"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

Shortly after this, Moses, Aaron, Nadab and Abihu, and seventy of the elders of Israel were called up into the mount, and “they saw the Elohe of Israel.”

From The Messiah in Moses and the Prophets by Lord, Eleazar

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 Radin, Paul