Abihu

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Abihu is a biblical figure, one of the sons of Aaron who served as a priest and was killed for offering unauthorized fire before God.

All labels observed (1)

Label Occurrences
Abihu canonical 7

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (50)

Predicate Object
instanceOf biblical figure
priest
son of Aaron
appearsInChapter Exodus 24
Exodus 28
Exodus 38
Exodus 6
Leviticus 10
Numbers 26
Numbers 3
associatedWith Sinai covenant events
tabernacle worship
burial outside the camp in the wilderness
causeOfDeath divine fire from the LORD
deathDescribedIn Leviticus 10
Numbers 3
linked to: Book of Numbers
deathReason offering strange fire
offering unauthorized fire before the LORD
diedWith Nadab
ethnicity Hebrew
familyLine Aaronic priesthood
hadChildren false
hasBrother Eleazar
Ithamar
Nadab
hasFather Aaron
hasMother Elisheba
mentionedIn Book of Exodus
linked to: Exodus

Book of Leviticus
Book of Numbers
moralLessonAssociated holiness of God in worship
obedience to divine commandments regarding worship
nameVariant אֲבִיהוּא
nationality Israelite
ordinationContext early priestly period in wilderness tabernacle
presentAt Exodus 24 covenant ceremony on Mount Sinai
ascent partway up Mount Sinai with Moses, Aaron, and elders
religion Ancient Israelite religion
role assistant to Aaron
priest of Israel
scripturalReference Exodus 24:1
Exodus 6:23
Leviticus 10:1–2
Numbers 26:60–61
Numbers 3:2–4
servedUnder Aaron
Moses
statusAtDeath without offspring
timePeriod Mosaic era
tribe Tribe of Levi

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Referenced by (7)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Aaron parentOf Abihu
Nadab sibling Abihu
Ithamar sibling Abihu
Exodus 24 hasKeyFigure Abihu
Exodus 29 mentions Abihu