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Abishag (ăb`əshăg), in the Bible, Shunammite woman, David's attendant in his old age and the indirect cause of Adonijah's murder. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| He is
so unable to keep warm that his servants decide to provide him with a
beautiful female, Abishag, to remedy the situation, but David is
unwilling or unable to consummate his relationship with her. Moses was celebrated for his unabated vigor until
the day of his death (Deut 34:7), whereas David's impotence,
demonstrated by his sleeping with his live hot-water bottle Abishag but
never knowing her, signals the decline of the aging king (1 Kgs 1:1-4). |
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