Abihu

2 definitions found

From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]:

  Abihu
     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.
     

From Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary (late 1800's) [hitchcock]:

  Abihu, he is my father