A name from Scripture
Abimelech
uh-BIM-eh-lek
Meaning
My father is king; Father of the king
Hebrew origin · Boy · First in Genesis
What it points to
Abimelech's bramble-king story warns that when worthy leaders refuse responsibility, unworthy ones seize it. Illegitimate power always ends in destruction — for the ruler and those around him.
Verses · King James Version
“And he went unto his father's house at Ophrah, and slew his brethren the sons of Jerubbaal, being threescore and ten persons, upon one stone.”
Judges 9:5
“And a certain woman cast a piece of a millstone upon Abimelech's head, and all to brake his skull.”
Judges 9:53