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Ahiah

priest in Saul's time

Priest from the house of Eli who served Saul at Gibeah during the campaign against the Philistines at Michmash, son of Ahitub and descendant of Phinehas.

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Ahiah was a priest during the reign of Saul, serving as the keeper of the ark of the covenant at . He was the son of Ahitub, the grandson of son of Eli, and thus a descendant of the priestly house of Eli. He is mentioned in 1 14 when Saul, preparing for battle against the Philistines at , called for Ahiah and the before deciding to pursue the enemy. Ahiah appears to be the same figure called elsewhere in Samuel, though some interpreters regard them as two individuals.

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