Bible Names

Abimelech: meaning of the name

Abimelech means “father of the king.”
Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary (1869)boy name

Abimelech in Hebrew and Greek

אֲבִימֶלֶךְ H40

ʼĂbîymelek (ab-ee-mel'-ek) — Abimelek, the name of two Philistine kings and of two Israelites

from H1 (אָב) and H4428 (מֶלֶךְ); father of (the) king;

People named Abimelech in the Bible

Abimelech in Scripture

“Abimelech” appears in 62 verses of the King James Version; here are the first 8.

  • Genesis 20:2

    And Abraham said of Sarah his wife, She is my sister: and Abimelech king of Gerar sent, and took Sarah.

  • Genesis 20:3

    But God came to Abimelech in a dream by night, and said to him, Behold, thou art but a dead man, for the woman which thou hast taken; for she is a man’s wife.

  • Genesis 20:4

    But Abimelech had not come near her: and he said, Lord, wilt thou slay also a righteous nation?

  • Genesis 20:8

    Therefore Abimelech rose early in the morning, and called all his servants, and told all these things in their ears: and the men were sore afraid.

  • Genesis 20:9

    Then Abimelech called Abraham, and said unto him, What hast thou done unto us? and what have I offended thee, that thou hast brought on me and on my kingdom a great sin? thou hast done deeds unto me that ought not to be done.

  • Genesis 20:10

    And Abimelech said unto Abraham, What sawest thou, that thou hast done this thing?

  • Genesis 20:14

    And Abimelech took sheep, and oxen, and menservants, and womenservants, and gave them unto Abraham, and restored him Sarah his wife.

  • Genesis 20:15

    And Abimelech said, Behold, my land is before thee: dwell where it pleaseth thee.