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Abimelech
Boy NameBiblical Origin
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Means "my father is king" in Hebrew. This is the name of several characters in the Old Testament inc
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Abimelech
Abimelech (also spelled Abimelek or Avimelech; ) was the generic name given to all Philistine kings in the Hebrew Bible from the time of Abraham through King David.
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Abimelech (Judges)
Abimelech (; אֲבִימֶלֶךְ ’Ǎḇīmeleḵ) was the king of Shechem and a son of biblical judge Gideon.
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