Wife of Nabal; she interceded with David to save her husband's life (1 Sam. 25: 23–31). Nabal was so shocked by the successful intervention that ten days later he died. David then married the ‘intelligent and beautiful’ Abigail.
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"Abigail." In A Dictionary of the Bible. Ed. W. R. F. Browning. Oxford Biblical Studies Online. May 18, 2013. <http://www.oxfordbiblicalcstudies.com/article/opr/t94/e8>.
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"Abigail." In A Dictionary of the Bible. , edited by W. R. F. Browning. Oxford Biblical Studies Online, http://www.oxfordbiblicalcstudies.com/article/opr/t94/e8 (accessed May 18, 2013).