Person Old Testament
Abihail
Abihail, a descendant of Guni, was a leader of the tribe of Gad who lived in Gilead. Mentioned once in Scripture, at 1 Chronicles 5:14.
Why it matters. A Gadite leader from Gilead
- Primary passages
- Last reviewed
- 2026-08-30 by the FaithGraph team
About Abihail
Abihail is mentioned in 1Ch.5.14 as a leader of the tribe of Gad. He is described as the son of Huri and a descendant of Guni. The Gadites lived in the region of Gilead, east of the Jordan River. As a tribal leader, Abihail would have had a prominent role in the affairs of the Gadites, but no specific details about his leadership or accomplishments are provided in the text. His mention in the genealogy highlights the importance of family lineage and leadership within the tribe of Gad.
Description from STEPBible TIPNR (Tyndale House, Cambridge), CC BY 4.0, lightly reformatted. This is background reference material, not Scripture and not a FaithGraph editorial claim.
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Family
Family links from STEPBible TIPNR (CC BY 4.0). Where the dataset marks an identification as uncertain, the mark is kept. Matthew and Luke give different genealogies for Jesus; see the Lineage page, which never merges them.
- Parents
- Huri
Appears in Scripture
Named in 1 verse across 1 book. Occurrence data from STEPBible TIPNR (CC BY 4.0); references only, no translation text.
1 Chronicles (1 verse)