Other People With This Name
Apart from the kings of Gerar, the Bible also records this name for:
- Abimelech (Judges), proclaimed king after the death of his father Gideon (Judges 9:1-6).
- The son of Abiathar, and high priest in the time of David (1 Chronicles 18:16). In the parallel passage, 2 Samuel 8:17, the name is given as Ahimelech; most authorities consider this the more correct reading.
- The king of Gath better known as Achish, referred to as Abimelech or Achimelech in the title of Psalm 34.
- Abimélech, Satrap of Gaza is a character (baritone) in Saint-Saëns' opera "Samson et Dalila" (Weimar, 1877)
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