Nadab

American  

[ney-dab] / ˈneɪ dæb /

noun

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

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Etymology

Origin of Nadab

Ultimately from Hebrew Nādhābh

Example Sentences

And the days which Jeroboam reigned were two and twenty years: and he died, and Nadab his son reigned in his stead.

From The Bible Story by Hall, Newton Marshall

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

Then we get the following play of figures: Jeroboam 22, Nadab 2, Baasha 22, Elah 2, Omri 12, Ahab 22, Ahaziah 2, Joram 12.

From Prolegomena by Wellhausen, Julius

And Nadab the son of Jeroboam began to reign over Israel in the second year of Asa king of Judah, and he reigned over Israel two years.

From The Bible Story by Hall, Newton Marshall

Be that as it may, the prohibition is rested upon the necessity of preserving, in all its depth and breadth, the distinction between common and holy which Nadab and Abihu had broken down.

From Expositions of Holy Scripture by Maclaren, Alexander