Abihu Summary
STEPBible TIPNR
Abihu was a son of Aaron who served as a priest. (Exo 6:23)
son of Aaron (EXO 6:23), died for offering strange fire to the LORD (NUM 3:4)
Lineage: God › Adam › Seth › Enos › Cainan › Mahalaleel › Jared › Enoch › Methuselah › Lamech › Noah › Shem › Arphaxad › Cainan › Salah › Eber › Peleg › Reu › Serug › Nahor › Terah › Abraham › Isaac › Jacob › Levi › Kohath › Amram › Aaron › Abihu
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Abihu
he is my father
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Abihu
· Also called · H30 · EXO 6:23 he is [my] father
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אֲבִיהוּא
aviyhu · H30 · EXO 6:23 he is [my] father
- he אֲבִיהוּא · H0030
- el Αβιουδ Abioud · EXO 6:23
- bg Авиуд
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Conditional birth estimate
Conditional birth bounds under generation assumptions; not attested parental ages, biological limits or a lifespan.
The anchors give incompatible conditional intervals. This calculation establishes no birth year.
Below are relatives with a selected birth year, the generations separating them, and the interval allowed by each anchor. Each relative’s page shows available dates and sources. The overall estimate uses the intersection of the allowed intervals.
| Relative / anchor year | Generations | Conditional interval |
|---|---|---|
| Aaron · 1573 BC Ancestor |
1 20–45 years per generation |
c. 1553 BC – 1528 BC |
| Amram · 1688 BC Ancestor |
2 20–45 years per generation |
c. 1648 BC – 1598 BC |
| Kohath · 1705 BC Ancestor |
3 20–45 years per generation |
c. 1645 BC – 1570 BC |
| Levi · 1748 BC Ancestor |
3 20–45 years per generation |
c. 1688 BC – 1613 BC |
| Jacob · 1835 BC Ancestor |
4 20–45 years per generation |
c. 1755 BC – 1655 BC |
| Isaac · 1895 BC Ancestor |
5 20–45 years per generation |
c. 1795 BC – 1670 BC |
| Rebekah · 1876 BC Ancestor |
5 20–45 years per generation |
c. 1776 BC – 1651 BC |
| Pharez · 1722 BC Ancestor |
5 20–45 years per generation |
c. 1622 BC – 1497 BC |
| Abraham · 1995 BC Ancestor |
6 20–45 years per generation |
c. 1875 BC – 1725 BC |
| Sarah · 1985 BC Ancestor |
6 20–45 years per generation |
c. 1865 BC – 1715 BC |
| Terah · 2125 BC Ancestor |
7 25–130 years per generation |
c. 1950 BC – 1215 BC |
| Nahor · 2156 BC Ancestor |
8 25–130 years per generation |
c. 1956 BC – 1116 BC |
| Haran · 2056 BC Ancestor |
8 25–130 years per generation |
c. 1856 BC – 1016 BC |
| Serug · 2186 BC Ancestor |
9 25–130 years per generation |
c. 1961 BC – 1016 BC |
| Reu · 2218 BC Ancestor |
10 25–130 years per generation |
c. 1968 BC – 918 BC |
| Peleg · 2248 BC Ancestor |
11 25–130 years per generation |
c. 1973 BC – 818 BC |
| Eber · 2282 BC Ancestor |
12 25–130 years per generation |
c. 1982 BC – 722 BC |
| Salah · 2312 BC Ancestor |
13 25–130 years per generation |
c. 1987 BC – 622 BC |
| Arphaxad · 2347 BC Ancestor |
15 25–130 years per generation |
c. 1972 BC – 397 BC |
| Shem · 2447 BC Ancestor |
16 25–130 years per generation |
c. 2047 BC – 367 BC |
| Noah · 2948 BC Ancestor |
17 25–130 years per generation |
c. 2523 BC – 738 BC |
| Lamech · 3130 BC Ancestor |
18 25–130 years per generation |
c. 2680 BC – 790 BC |
| Methuselah · 3317 BC Ancestor |
19 25–130 years per generation |
c. 2842 BC – 847 BC |
| Enoch · 3382 BC Ancestor |
20 25–130 years per generation |
c. 2882 BC – 782 BC |
| Jared · 3544 BC Ancestor |
21 25–130 years per generation |
c. 3019 BC – 814 BC |
| Mahalaleel · 3609 BC Ancestor |
22 25–130 years per generation |
c. 3059 BC – 749 BC |
| Cainan · 3679 BC Ancestor |
23 25–130 years per generation |
c. 3104 BC – 689 BC |
| Cain · 4004 BC Ancestor |
23 25–130 years per generation |
c. 3429 BC – 1014 BC |
| Enos · 3769 BC Ancestor |
24 25–130 years per generation |
c. 3169 BC – 649 BC |
| Adam · 4004 BC Ancestor |
24 25–130 years per generation |
c. 3404 BC – 884 BC |
| Eve · 4005 BC Ancestor |
24 25–130 years per generation |
c. 3405 BC – 885 BC |
| Seth · 3874 BC Ancestor |
25 25–130 years per generation |
c. 3249 BC – 624 BC |
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Abihu Article
STEPBible TIPNR
Abihu was the second son of Aaron and Elisheba, and the brother of Nadab, Eleazar, and Ithamar (Exo 6:23; Num 3:2). He was consecrated as a priest along with his brothers to serve at the tabernacle (Exo 28:1). Abihu went up Mount Sinai with Moses, Aaron, Nadab and seventy elders of Israel to worship the Lord before He gave the tablets of the Testimony to Moses (Exo.24.1,9).
However, Abihu and his brother Nadab offered unauthorized fire before the Lord, and fire came out from the presence of the Lord and consumed them, and they died (Lev 10:1-2; Num.3.4; 26.61). This occurred on the eighth day of the priests' consecration. Aaron and his surviving sons were not allowed to mourn their deaths (Lev 10:6).
The sin of Abihu and Nadab was in offering "strange fire" which the Lord had not commanded (Lev 10:1). This may refer to offering incense that was not prepared according to God's instructions, or performing this in a wrong manner or at an inappropriate time. Their deaths served as a stern warning against improper worship. After this incident, God gave Aaron further regulations for priestly service and conduct (Lev 10:8-11). The genealogies record Aaron's descendants through his other sons Eleazar and Ithamar, since Nadab and Abihu had no children before their untimely deaths (Num 3:4; 1Ch 24:1-2).
Abihu Dictionary
Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897)
Father of Him; i.e., “worshipper of God”, the second of the sons of Aaron (Ex. 6:23; Num. 3:2; 26:60; 1 Chr. 6:3). Along with his three brothers he was consecrated to the priest’s office (Ex. 28:1). With his father and elder brother he accompanied the seventy elders part of the way up the mount with Moses (Ex. 24:1, 9). On one occasion he and Nadab his brother offered incense in their censers filled with “strange” (i.e., common) fire, i.e., not with fire taken from the great brazen altar (Lev. 6:9, etc.), and for this offence they were struck dead, and were taken out and buried without the camp (Lev. 10:1-11; comp. Num. 3:4; 26:61; 1 Chr. 24:2). It is probable that when they committed this offence they were intoxicated, for immediately after is given the law prohibiting the use of wine or strong drink to the priests.
Sources: BibleData (CC BY 4.0, Abihu_1) · STEPBible TIPNR (CC BY 4.0, Abihu@Exo.6.23-1Ch) · Theographic Bible Metadata (CC BY-SA 4.0, abihu_33)