Biblical Proper Names: Biographies

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Ahimelech

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Ahimelech Priest at Nob (1 Sam. 21: 1–6). During his flight from Saul, David, desperate for food, was given the bread of the presence by Ahimelech. The gesture is used by Jesus (Matt. 12: 3–4) in defence of the disciples who satisfied their hunger by plucking heads of corn on a Sabbath.

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Ahimelech

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Ahimelech , in the Bible. 1 Priest at Nob, brother of, or perhaps the same as, Ahijah 2. He befriended David, and Saul had him killed. In some passages his name is reversed with that of his son, Abiathar. 2 Hittite in David's camp.

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