Person Old Testament
Ahban
Ahban was the son of Abishur, a descendant of Judah. Mentioned once in Scripture, at 1 Chronicles 2:29.
Why it matters. Son of Abishur, from the tribe of Judah
- Primary passages
- Last reviewed
- 2026-08-30 by the FaithGraph team
About Ahban
Ahban is mentioned briefly in the genealogy of Judah. He was the son of Abishur and his wife Abihail. Ahban had a brother named Molid. No further information about Ahban's life or role is provided in the biblical text. (1Ch.2.29).
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.
- Siblings
- Molid
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)