Overview
The Bible addresses abihu across 8 verses, drawn from the Old Testament. These passages cluster most in Exodus, Numbers and Leviticus. Closely related themes include Aaron, Altar of Incense, Judgments and Resignation. Figures whose stories touch this theme include Nadab, Abihu, Aaron and Eleazar.
Key Bible verses about abihu
Old Testament
Exodus
And Aaron took him Elisheba, daughter of Amminadab, sister of Naashon, to wife; and she bare him Nadab, and Abihu, Eleazar, and Ithamar.
Then went up Moses, and Aaron, Nadab, and Abihu, and seventy of the elders of Israel:
And take thou unto thee Aaron thy brother, and his sons with him, from among the children of Israel, that he may minister unto me in the priest's office, even Aaron, Nadab and Abihu, Eleazar and Ithamar, Aaron's sons.
Leviticus
And Nadab and Abihu, the sons of Aaron, took either of them his censer, and put fire therein, and put incense thereon, and offered strange fire before the LORD, which he commanded them not.
And there went out fire from the LORD, and devoured them, and they died before the LORD.
Numbers
And these are the names of the sons of Aaron; Nadab the firstborn, and Abihu, Eleazar, and Ithamar.
And Nadab and Abihu died before the LORD, when they offered strange fire before the LORD, in the wilderness of Sinai, and they had no children: and Eleazar and Ithamar ministered in the priest's office in the sight of Aaron their father.
And Nadab and Abihu died, when they offered strange fire before the LORD.
People in the Bible and abihu
Biblical figures whose stories intersect with this theme.
In the Bible dictionary
Studying abihu for yourself
- Begin with Exodus 6:23, then read the passages below in canonical order.
- Compare how Exodus, Numbers and Leviticus each treat the theme.
- Consider the lives of Nadab, Abihu and Aaron and how their stories intersect with it.
- Widen the study to related themes: Aaron, Altar of Incense, Judgments and Resignation.
Frequently asked questions
What does the Bible say about abihu?
The Bible addresses abihu across 8 verses, drawn from the Old Testament. These passages cluster most in Exodus, Numbers and Leviticus. Closely related themes include Aaron, Altar of Incense, Judgments and Resignation. Figures whose stories touch this theme include Nadab, Abihu, Aaron and Eleazar.
How many Bible verses are about abihu?
The Bible references abihu in 8 verses (King James Version).
Where does the Bible first mention abihu?
In canonical order, the first of these passages is Exodus 6:23: “And Aaron took him Elisheba, daughter of Amminadab, sister of Naashon, to wife; and she bare him Nadab, and Abihu, Eleazar, and Ithamar.”
Which people in the Bible are associated with abihu?
Nadab, Abihu, Aaron, Eleazar and Ithamar.
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