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International Standard Bible Encyclopedia

NADAB

na'-dab (nadhabh, "noble"; Nadab):

(1) Aaron's first-born son (Exodus 6:23 Numbers 3:2; Numbers 26:60 1 Chronicles 6:3 (Hebrew 5:29); 24:1). He was permitted with Moses, Aaron, the 70 elders, and his brother Abihu to ascend Mt. Sinai and behold the God of Israel (Exodus 24:1, 9). He was associated with his father and brothers in the priestly office (Exodus 28:1). Along with Abihu he was guilty of offering "strange fire," and both "died before Yahweh" (Leviticus 10:1, 2 Numbers 3:4; Numbers 26:61). The nature of their offense is far from clear. The word rendered "strange" seems in this connection to mean no more than "unauthorized by the Law" (see zur, in BDB, and compare Exodus 30:9). The proximity of the prohibition of wine to officiating priests (Leviticus 10:8, 9) has given rise to the erroneous suggestion of the Midrash that the offense of the brothers was drunkenness.

(2) A descendant of Jerahmeel (1 Chronicles 2:28, 30).

(3) A Gibeonite (1 Chronicles 8:30).

(4) Son of Jeroboam I and after him for two years king of Israel (1 Kings 14:20; 1 Kings 15:25). While Nadab was investing Gibbethon, a Philistine stronghold, Baasha, who probably was an officer in the army, as throne-robbers usually were, conspired against him, slew him and seized the throne (1 Kings 15:27-31). With the assassination of Nadab the dynasty of Jeroboam was extirpated, as foretold by the prophet Ahijah (1 Kings 14). This event is typical of the entire history of the Northern Kingdom, characterized by revolutions and counter-revolutions.

John A. Lees

Strong's Hebrew

5070. Nadab -- an Israelite name
... Nadab. 5071 . an Israelite name. Transliteration: Nadab Phonetic Spelling:
(naw-dawb') Short Definition: Nadab. Word Origin from nadab Definition an Isr. ...
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5068. nadab -- to incite, impel
... 5067b, 5068. nadab. 5069 . to incite, impel. Transliteration: nadab Phonetic
Spelling: (naw-dab') Short Definition: willingly. ... 5067b, 5068. nadab. 5069 > ...
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292. Achinadab -- "my brother is noble," an official of Solomon
... Word Origin from ach and nadab Definition "my brother is noble," an official of
Solomon NASB Word Usage Ahinadab (1). Ahinadab. ... see HEBREW nadab. 291, 292. ...
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5069. nedab -- to volunteer, offer freely
... Word Origin (Aramaic) corresponding to nadab Definition to volunteer, offer freely
NASB Word Usage freely offered (1), freewill offering (1), offered willingly ...
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4367. Maknadbay -- an Israelite
... Machnadebai. From mah and nadab with a particle interposed; what (is) like (a) liberal
(man)?; Maknadbai, an Israelite -- Machnadebai. ... see HEBREW nadab. ...
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5992. Amminadab -- "my kinsman is noble," the name of several ...
... Amminadab. From am and nadab; people of liberality; Amminadab, the name of four
Israelites -- Amminadab. see HEBREW am. see HEBREW nadab. 5991, 5992. ...
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3082. Yehonadab -- "the LORD is noble," a Rechabite, also a nephew ...
... Word Origin from Yhvh and nadab Definition "the LORD is noble," a Rechabite, also
a nephew of David NASB Word Usage Jehonadab (3), Jonadab (12). ...
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41. Abinadab -- "my father is noble," three Israelites
... Word Origin from ab and nadab Definition "my father is noble," three Isr. NASB Word
Usage Abinadab (12). Abinadab. ... see HEBREW 'ab. see HEBREW nadab. 40, 41. ...
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5081. nadib -- inclined, generous, noble
... Word Origin from nadab Definition inclined, generous, noble NASB Word Usage generous
man (1), moved (1), noble (3), noble man (1), nobleman (1), nobles (7 ...
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5071. nedabah -- voluntariness, freewill offering
... Word Origin from nadab Definition voluntariness, freewill offering NASB Word Usage
freely (1), freewill offering (12), freewill offerings (9), plentiful (1 ...
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Library

Strange Fire
... THE BOOK OF LEVITICUS STRANGE FIRE. 'And Nadab and Abihu, the ... Nadab and Abihu had
been consecrated for the purpose of enforcing the truth of God's holiness. ...
/.../maclaren/expositions of holy scripture k/strange fire.htm

The Kingdom of Samaria.
... Prophets warned him in vain, that his line should not remain on the throne; and
in the reign of his son Nadab, the rebel Baasha arose and slew the whole family ...
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National Apostasy
... of the practices of idolatry. Nadab, the son of Jeroboam, occupied the
throne of Israel for only a few months. His career of evil ...
/.../white/the story of prophets and kings/chapter 8 national apostasy.htm

'The Love of Thine Espousals'
... THE BOOK OF EXODUS 'THE LOVE OF THINE ESPOUSALS'. 'And He said unto Moses, Come
up unto the Lord, thou, and Aaron, Nadab and Abihu, and seventy of the elders of ...
/.../maclaren/expositions of holy scripture k/the love of thine espousals.htm

Of the Priesthood of Aaron.
... prophecy, and his brother's virtue. He had at that time four sons, Nadab,
Abihu, Eleazar, and Ithamar. 2. Now Moses commanded them ...
/.../josephus/the antiquities of the jews/chapter 8 of the priesthood.htm

Concerning the Death of a Son of Jeroboam. How Jeroboam was Beaten ...
... Kingdom By Asa. And Also How, After The Death Of Jeroboam Baasha Destroyed
His Son Nadab And All The House Of Jeroboam. 1. However ...
/.../josephus/the antiquities of the jews/chapter 11 concerning the death.htm

The Nations of the South-East
... One of them was Shalman, who may be the spoiler of Beth-Arbel referred to by
Hosea;[10] another was Chemosh-nadab, the contemporary of Hezekiah. ...
/.../sayce/early israel and the surrounding nations/chapter iii the nations of.htm

Concerning Things done in Illumination.
... of the Law, when rejecting Osias, because he put his hand to sacred things; and
Korah, because to things sacred above his capacity; and Nadab and Abihu ...
/.../dionysius/ecclesiastical hierarchy/caput ii i concerning things.htm

Was Moses "A Literary Fiction"?
... In the twenty-fourth chapter of Exodus Moses has given an account of God's call
to him, to Aaron, Nadab, Abihu, and the seventy elders, to come up to Horeb. ...
/.../iii was moses a literary.htm

The Divided Kingdom.
... The Kings of the Northern Kingdom. 1. Jeroboam, 1:K.12:20-14:20. Reigned 22 years
and died. 2. Nadab, 1:K.15:25-27. Reigned 2 years and was slain. ...
/.../tidwell/the bible period by period/chapter xiii the divided kingdom.htm

Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary

Nadab

free and voluntary gift; prince

Smith's Bible Dictionary

Nadab

(liberal).

The eldest son of Aaron and Elisheba. Exod 8 13 Numb 3:2. (B.C. 1490.) He, his father and brother, and seventy old men of Israel were led out from the midst of the assembled people, (Exodus 24:1) and were commended to stay and worship God "afar off," below the lofty summit of Sinai, where Moses alone was to come near to the Lord. Subsequently, (Leviticus 10:1) Nadab and his brother were struck dead before the sanctuary by fire from the Lord. Their offence was kindling the incense in their censers with "strange" fire, i.e. not taken from that which burned perpetually, (Leviticus 6:13) on the altar.
King Jeroboam's son, who succeeded to the throne of Israel B.C. 954, and reigned two years. (1 Kings 15:25-31) At the siege of Gibbethon a conspiracy broke out in the midst of the army, and the king was slain by Baasha, a man of Issachar.
A son of Shammai (1 Chronicles 2:28) of the tribe of Judah.
A son of Gibeon, (1 Chronicles 8:30; 9:36) of the tribe of Benjamin.

ATS Bible Dictionary

Nadab

1. The oldest son of Aaron, slain by the lord for presumptuously offering strange fire on the altar of burnt offering, Le 10:1-20. See ABIHU.

2. Son of Jeroboam I. King of Israel. He succeeded his father, B. C. 954, and reigned but two years, being assassinated, while besieging Gibbethon, by Baasha, of the tribe of Issachar, who usurped his kingdom. Nadab did evil in the sight of the Lord; and with him perished his children and the race of Jeroboam, as God had foretold, 1 Kings 15:25-30.

Easton's Bible Dictionary

Liberal, generous.

(1.) The eldest of Aaron's four sons (Exodus 6:23; Numbers 3:2). He with his brothers and their father were consecrated as priests of Jehovah (Exodus 28:1). He afterwards perished with Abihu for the sin of offering strange fire on the altar of burnt-offering (Leviticus 10:1, 2; Numbers 3:4; 26:60).

(2.) The son and successor of Jeroboam, the king of Israel (1 Kings 14:20). While engaged with all Israel in laying siege to Gibbethon, a town of southern Dan (Joshua 19:44), a conspiracy broke out in his army, and he was slain by Baasha (1 Kings 15:25-28), after a reign of two years (B.C. 955-953). The assassination of Nadab was followed by that of his whole house, and thus this great Ephraimite family became extinct (1 Kings 15:29).

(3.) One of the sons of Shammai in the tribe of Judah (1 Chronicles 2:28, 30).

Thesaurus

Nadab (21 Occurrences)
... The assassination of Nadab was followed by that of his whole house, and thus this
great Ephraimite family became extinct (1 Kings 15:29). ...NADAB. ...
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Nadab's (1 Occurrence)
... Multi-Version Concordance Nadab's (1 Occurrence). 1 Kings 15:31 Now the
rest of the acts of Nadab and all that he did, are they not ...
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Abihu (12 Occurrences)
... father and elder brother he accompanied the seventy elders part of the way up the
mount with Moses (Exodus 24:1, 9). On one occasion he and Nadab his brother ...
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Abi'hu (12 Occurrences)
... Exodus 6:23 And Aaron took him Elisheba, the daughter of Amminadab, the sister of
Nahshon, to wife; and she bore him Nadab and Abihu, Eleazar and Ithamar. ...
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Ith'amar (20 Occurrences)
... Exodus 6:23 And Aaron took him Elisheba, the daughter of Amminadab, the sister of
Nahshon, to wife; and she bore him Nadab and Abihu, Eleazar and Ithamar. ...
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Ithamar (20 Occurrences)
... and youngest son of Aaron (1 Chronicles 6:3). He was consecrated to the priesthood
along with his brothers (Exodus 6:23); and after the death of Nadab and Abihu ...
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Elea'zar (72 Occurrences)
... Exodus 6:23 And Aaron took him Elisheba, the daughter of Amminadab, the sister of
Nahshon, to wife; and she bore him Nadab and Abihu, Eleazar and Ithamar. ...
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Unauthorized (4 Occurrences)
... Leviticus 10:1 Nadab and Abihu, the sons of Aaron, each took his censer, and put
fire in it, and laid incense on it, and offered strange fire before Yahweh ...
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Unholy (23 Occurrences)
... Leviticus 10:1 Nadab and Abihu, the sons of Aaron, each took his censer, and put
fire in it, and laid incense on it, and offered strange fire before Yahweh ...
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Gibbethon (5 Occurrences)
... 23). Nadab the king of Israel, while besieging it, was slain under its
walls by Baasha, one of his own officers (1 Kings 15:27). ...
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Bible Concordance

Nadab (21 Occurrences)

Exodus 6:23 Aaron took Elisheba, the daughter of Amminadab, the sister of Nahshon, as his wife; and she bore him Nadab and Abihu, Eleazar and Ithamar.
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Exodus 24:1 He said to Moses, "Come up to Yahweh, you, and Aaron, Nadab, and Abihu, and seventy of the elders of Israel; and worship from a distance.
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Exodus 24:9 Then Moses, Aaron, Nadab, Abihu, and seventy of the elders of Israel went up.
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Exodus 28:1 "Bring Aaron your brother, and his sons with him, near to you from among the children of Israel, that he may minister to me in the priest's office, even Aaron, Nadab and Abihu, Eleazar and Ithamar, Aaron's sons.
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Leviticus 10:1 Nadab and Abihu, the sons of Aaron, each took his censer, and put fire in it, and laid incense on it, and offered strange fire before Yahweh, which he had not commanded them.
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Numbers 3:2 These are the names of the sons of Aaron: Nadab the firstborn, and Abihu, Eleazar, and Ithamar.
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Numbers 3:4 Nadab and Abihu died before Yahweh, when they offered strange fire before Yahweh, in the wilderness of Sinai, and they had no children. Eleazar and Ithamar ministered in the priest's office in the presence of Aaron their father.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)

Numbers 26:60 To Aaron were born Nadab and Abihu, Eleazar and Ithamar.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)

Numbers 26:61 Nadab and Abihu died, when they offered strange fire before Yahweh.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)

1 Kings 14:20 The days which Jeroboam reigned were two and twenty years: and he slept with his fathers, and Nadab his son reigned in his place.
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1 Kings 15:25 Nadab the son of Jeroboam began to reign over Israel in the second year of Asa king of Judah; and he reigned over Israel two years.
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1 Kings 15:27 Baasha the son of Ahijah, of the house of Issachar, conspired against him; and Baasha struck him at Gibbethon, which belonged to the Philistines; for Nadab and all Israel were laying siege to Gibbethon.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)

1 Kings 15:28 Even in the third year of Asa king of Judah did Baasha kill him, and reigned in his place.
(See NIV)

1 Kings 15:31 Now the rest of the acts of Nadab, and all that he did, aren't they written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Israel?
(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)

1 Chronicles 2:28 The sons of Onam were Shammai, and Jada. The sons of Shammai: Nadab, and Abishur.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)

1 Chronicles 2:30 The sons of Nadab: Seled, and Appaim; but Seled died without children.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)

1 Chronicles 6:3 The children of Amram: Aaron, and Moses, and Miriam. The sons of Aaron: Nadab, and Abihu, Eleazar, and Ithamar.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)

1 Chronicles 8:30 and his firstborn son Abdon, and Zur, and Kish, and Baal, and Nadab,
(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)

1 Chronicles 9:36 and his firstborn son Abdon, and Zur, and Kish, and Baal, and Ner, and Nadab,
(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)

1 Chronicles 24:1 These were the divisions of the sons of Aaron. The sons of Aaron: Nadab and Abihu, Eleazar and Ithamar.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)

1 Chronicles 24:2 But Nadab and Abihu died before their father, and had no children: therefore Eleazar and Ithamar executed the priest's office.
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Subtopics

Nadab

Nadab: A Benjamite

Nadab: Great-Grandson of Jerahmeel

Nadab: Son and Successor of Jeroboam

Nadab: Son and Successor of Jeroboam: His Wicked Reign; Murdered by Baasha

Nadab: Son of Aaron

Nadab: Son of Aaron is Buried

Nadab: Son of Aaron: Called to Mount Sinai With Moses and Aaron to Worship

Nadab: Son of Aaron: His Father and Brothers Forbidden to Mourn

Nadab: Son of Aaron: Offers "Strange" (Unauthorized) Fire to God, and is Destroyed

Nadab: Son of Aaron: Set Apart to Priesthood