Achbor
(mouse).
Father of Baalhanan king of Edom. (Genesis 36:38,39; 1 Chronicles 1:49) Son of Michaiah, a contemporary of Josiah, (2 Kings 22:12,14; Jeremiah 26:22; 36:12) called Abdon in (2 Chronicles 34:20) (B.C. 623.)
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia on Achbor
Achbor ak'-bor (`akhbor, "mouse"): ⇒See a list of verses on ACHBOR in the Bible. (1) The father of Baal-hanan, who was the seventh of the eight kings who reigned in Edom before there were kings in Israel (Ge 36:38-39; 1Ch 1:49). (2) The son of Micaiah (called in Chronicles Abdon the son of Micah) who went with Hilkiah the priest and other high officials, at the command of King Josiah, to consult Huldah the prophetess concerning the book that had been found (2Ki 22:12,14; 2Ch 34:20). ⇒See the definition of achor in the KJV Dictionary It may be presumed that this Achbor is also the man mentioned in Jer (26:22; 36:12) as the father of Elnathan, who went to Egypt for King Jehoiakim in order to procure the extradition of Uriah the prophet, and who protested against the burning of Baruch's roll. Willis J. Beecher ⇒See also the McClintock and Strong Biblical Cyclopedia.
Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible on Achbor
!. An Edomite (Gn 3(3"*). 2. A courtier under Josiah, mentioned as one of the deputation sent by the king to Huldah the prophetess ; son of Micaiah (2 K 22i»- "), and father of Elnathan (Jer 26*" om. LXX, 36"). CaUed Abdon (2 Ch 34-"). C. F. BURNEY. ACHIACHARUS ('Ax"tix«poi B, 'Axf'x"Pos «. ''P'P'' Aram, and Ueb., ivnn Syr.), the nephew of Tobit, was governor under barchedonus = Esarhaddon (To l** etc.), or, according to the Aramaic text, 'Rab over all that was his (the king's), and Shalit over all the land of Assyria ' ; of. Dn 2*". The nearest Hebrew name is Ahihud (■"3""'5)> ^ ^^ 8'. J. T. Masshalu
Fausset's Bible Dictionary on Achbor
1. Gen 36:38; 1Ch 1:49. 2. Father of king Jehoiakim's ready tool in evil, Elnathan (Jer 26:22-23); Achbor was, on the contrary, an instrument of good Josiah, to inquire the Lord's will from the prophetess Huldah. Called Abdon, the son of Micah, in 2Ch 34:20-21. Goodness is not always hereditary.
References
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- Easton, M.G. (1893) Easton's Bible Dictionary. 3rd edn. Thomas Nelson. [Public Domain]
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- Hastings, J. (ed.) (1909) A Dictionary of the Bible. Edinburgh: T&T Clark. [Public Domain]
- Smith, W. (ed.) (1884) Smith's Bible Dictionary. London: John Murray. [Public Domain]
- Fausset, A.R. (1878) Fausset's Bible Dictionary. [Public Domain]A Critical and Expository Bible Cyclopaedia