Abishai

Abishai

Abishai may refer to:

*Abishai (Bible), the father of (i.e., "desirous of") a gift, the eldest son of Zeruiah, David's sister. It is also the name of the Semitic chief who offers gifts to the lord of Beni-Hassan.
*Abishai (Dungeons & Dragons), a fictional species in the Dungeons & Dragons role-playing game.


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  • ABISHAI — ABISHAI, the son of Zeruiah, brother of joab and asahel and nephew of David. Abishai was one of David s most loyal military officers. He was one of David s three mighty men and is credited with killing 300 people (II Sam. 23:18). Additionally, he …   Encyclopedia of Judaism

  • Abishai —    Father of (i.e., desirous of ) a gift, the eldest son of Zeruiah, David s sister. He was the brother of Joab and Asahel (2 Sam. 2:18; 1 Chr. 2:16). Abishai was the only one who accompanied David when he went to the camp of Saul and took the… …   Easton's Bible Dictionary

  • Abishai — A loyal soldier in David s band who had to be restrained from killing Saul when he was resting from the pursuit of his young rival (1 Sam. 26:9). Abishai was later implicated with Joab (2 Sam. 3:30) in the tit for tat murder of Abner, who had… …   Dictionary of the Bible

  • Abishai (Bible) — Abishai was the (i.e., desirous of ) the eldest son of Zeruiah, David s sister. He was the brother of Joab and Asahel (2 Sam. 2:18; 1 Chr. 2:16). Abishai was the only one who accompanied David when he went to the camp of Saul and took the spear… …   Wikipedia

  • Abishai (Dungeons & Dragons) — context Abishai are a fictional species of baatezu (devils) in the Dungeons Dragons role playing game. The abishai are humanoid creatures that resemble gargoyles or humanoid dragons. There are five kinds, easily distinguishable by color (black,… …   Wikipedia

  • Abishai — (fl. llth 10th cent, BCE)    Israelite general. He was commander of David s army. He fought heroically and once saved David s life in battle (II Samuel 21:16 17) …   Dictionary of Jewish Biography

  • Devil (Dungeons & Dragons) — Devil Characteristics Alignment Lawful Evil Type Outsider (Fiend) Image Wizards.com image Stats …   Wikipedia

  • King David's Warriors — are a group of biblical characters explicitly singled out by an appendix of the Books of Samuel. The text (2 Samuel 23:8 39) divides them into The Three, of which there are 3, and The Thirty, of which there is somewhere between 30 and 37. The… …   Wikipedia

  • David's Mighty Warriors — (also known as David s Mighty Men or the Gibborim) are a group of biblical characters explicitly singled out by an appendix of the Books of Samuel. The text (2 Samuel 23:8 39) divides them into the Three , of which there are three, and Thirty ,… …   Wikipedia

  • Major planar races — Characteristics Type Outsider (3rd and 3.5 editions) Immortal, elemental or fey humanoid, beast or magical beast (4th edition) In the standard cosmology of Advanced Dungeons Dragons and the 3rd and 3.5 editions of Dungeons Dragons role playing… …   Wikipedia

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