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Avishai (given Name)
Avishai or Avishay ( he, אבישי) is a Jewish given name and surname taken from the Biblical figure Abishai (biblical figure), Abishai. Notable people with the name include: Given name *Avishai Abrahami, founder of wix.com * (born 1968), Israeli journalist *Avishay Braverman *Avishai Cohen (other), several people *Avishai David *Avishai Dekel *Avishay Hadari *Avishai Henik *Avishai Jano *Avishai Margalit *Avishai Raviv Surname *Bernard Avishai See also * * {{given name, type=both Hebrew-language given names Hebrew-language surnames ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Abishai (biblical Figure)
Abishai was a military leader under the biblical King David. He was the eldest son of David's sister Zeruiah. According to Josephus (Antiquities, VII, 1, 3) his father was called Suri. The meaning of his name is "Father of a gift". He was the brother of Joab and Asahel, Abishai was the only one who accompanied David when he went to the camp of Saul and took the spear and water bottle from Saul as he slept. He had the command of one of the three divisions of David's army at the battle with Absalom. He was the commander and "most honoured" of the second rank of David's officers, below the three "mighty men". On one occasion, he withstood 300 men and slew them with his own spear. During one of his missions, he was said to be leading an army of camels to fight against a horde of enemies Abishai slew the Philistine giant Ishbi-benob, who threatened David's life. He once killed 300 men with his spear and helped with the killing of Absalom. Once, his brother, Asahel, who could run as ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
