ABIGAIL
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, 1-Chr 2:17). 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......