| − | '''Abiathar''' ([[Hebrew]] '''אֶבְיָתָ֑ר''', father of abundance) (fl. 1064 BC–1015 BC) was the eleventh [[High Priest]] of [[Israel]] and the one high priest mentioned in the [[Bible]] who lost his job for political reasons. His is a tragic story of a once highly favored public servant who stepped onto the wrong side of history and paid dearly for that misstep.<ref name=light>"[http://www.lightoflife.com/light_of_life_Persons_ABIATHAR.htm Abiathar]," ''Light of Life'', n.d. Accessed January 7, 2009</ref><ref name=Konig>Konig G and Konig R, "[http://www.aboutbibleprophecy.com/p193.htm Abiathar]," AboutBibleProphecy.com, n.d. Accessed January 7, 2009.</ref><ref name=Easton>Easton M, "[http://www.ccel.org/ccel/easton/ebd2.html?term=Abiathar Abiathar]," ''Easton's Bible Dictionary''. Cited in Christian Classics Ethereal Library, July 13, 2005. Accessed January 7, 2009.</ref><ref name=Kent>Kent CF and Ginzberg L, "[http://www.jewishencyclopedia.com/view.jsp?artid=265&letter=A Abiathar]," ''The Jewish Encyclopedia'', 1906. Accessed January 7, 2009.</ref> | + | '''Abiathar''' ([[Hebrew]] '''אֶבְיָתָ֑ר''', father of abundance) ([[floruit|fl.]] 1064 BC–1015 BC) was the eleventh [[High Priest]] of [[Israel]] and the one high priest mentioned in the [[Bible]] who lost his job for political reasons. His is a tragic story of a once highly favored public servant who stepped onto the wrong side of history and paid dearly for that misstep.<ref name=light>"[http://www.lightoflife.com/light_of_life_Persons_ABIATHAR.htm Abiathar]," ''Light of Life'', n.d. Accessed January 7, 2009</ref><ref name=Konig>Konig G and Konig R, "[http://www.aboutbibleprophecy.com/p193.htm Abiathar]," AboutBibleProphecy.com, n.d. Accessed January 7, 2009.</ref><ref name=Easton>Easton M, "[http://www.ccel.org/ccel/easton/ebd2.html?term=Abiathar Abiathar]," ''Easton's Bible Dictionary''. Cited in Christian Classics Ethereal Library, July 13, 2005. Accessed January 7, 2009.</ref><ref name=Kent>Kent CF and Ginzberg L, "[http://www.jewishencyclopedia.com/view.jsp?artid=265&letter=A Abiathar]," ''The Jewish Encyclopedia'', 1906. Accessed January 7, 2009.</ref> |