Person Old Testament
Abihail
Abihail was the mother of Mahalath, who was one of King Rehoboam's wives and the daughter of David's son Jerimoth. Mentioned once in Scripture, at 2 Chronicles 11:18.
Why it matters. Mother of Rehoboam's wife Mahalath
- Primary passages
- Last reviewed
- 2026-08-30 by the FaithGraph team
About Abihail
Abihail is mentioned in 2Ch.11.18 as the mother of Mahalath, who became one of King Rehoboam's wives. Rehoboam was the son of Solomon and the first king of the southern kingdom of Judah after the division of the united monarchy. Mahalath's father was Jerimoth, one of David's sons.
The marriage of Rehoboam to Mahalath was likely a political alliance, as it strengthened Rehoboam's connection to the Davidic dynasty.
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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Appears in Scripture
Named in 1 verse across 1 book. Occurrence data from STEPBible TIPNR (CC BY 4.0); references only, no translation text.
2 Chronicles (1 verse)