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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, Stand upon the paved work of a sapphire.

From Men and Women by Porter, Charlotte Endymion

"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

Then went up Moses and Aaron, Nadab and Abihu, and seventy of the elders of Israel; and they saw the Elohe of Israel, and there was under his feet as it were a paved work....

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

And God said unto Moses, Come up unto the Lord, thou, and Aaron, Nadab and Abihu, and seventy of the Elders of Israel.

From Leviathan by Hobbes, Thomas

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

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