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Abigail  
 Text:  father (i.e., "leader") of the dance, or "of joy." 

(1.) The sister of David, and wife of Jether an Ishmaelite (1 Chr. 
2:16, 17). She was the mother of Amasa (2 Sam. 17:25). 

(2.) The wife of the churlish Nabal, who dwelt in the district of 
Carmel (1 Sam. 25:3). She showed great prudence and delicate 
management at a critical period of her husband's life. She was "a 
woman of good understanding, and of a beautiful countenance." After 
Nabal's death she became the wife of David (1 Sam. 25:14-42), and was 
his companion in all his future fortunes (1 Sam. 27:3; 30:5; 2 Sam. 
2:2). By her David had a son called Chileab (2 Sam. 3:3), elsewhere 
called Daniel (1 Chr. 3:1).