Achbor
achbor
gnawing = mouse. (1.) An Edomitish king (Gen. 36:38; 1 Chr. 1:49). (2.) One of Josiah’s officers sent to the prophetess Huldah to inquire regarding the newly-discovered book of the law (2 Kings 22:12, 14). He is also called Abdon (2 Chr. 34:20).
Historical Examples
He sent an embassy to Necho, headed by his father-in-law Elnathan, son of achbor, requesting his extradition.
The Expositor’s Bible F. W. Farrar
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