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    Abishag

    AB-ih-shag

    Meaning

    My father wanders; Father of error

    Hebrew origin · Girl · First in 1 Kings

    What it points to

    Abishag's quiet service to the aging king reminds us that faithful, humble care for others — even without recognition — is a noble calling. God sees every act of compassion, even when the world overlooks it.

    Verses · King James Version

    “So they sought for a fair damsel throughout all the coasts of Israel, and found Abishag a Shunammite, and brought her to the king.”

    1 Kings 1:3-4

    “And king Solomon answered and said unto his mother, And why dost thou ask Abishag the Shunammite for Adonijah?”

    1 Kings 2:22

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