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	Nabal the Fool
		However, in our lesson, Nabal is a perfect example of a fool and gives us a case study in how a fool acts and thinks.
		Absalom used this time to invite his brethren to a feast and to kill Amnon (2Samuel 13:23-29) when his heart was "merry with wine." Nabal could expect a good profit with the shearing of 3,000 sheep.
		Nabal "is such a son of Belial, that a man cannot speak to him"
	www.learnthebible.org /L-113_nabal_the_fool.htm (0 words)

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		Nabal is thus the first attempt after Handel's death to develop interest publicly in the composer’s opera music.
		‘Nabal’ means ‘fool’ in Hebrew, and the story of this rich landowner who requites evil for David’s good and then dies of a stroke provided Morell with just enough incident to contextualise the musical selection from the operas and oratorios.
		She is warned by a shepherd of the approach of David's army bent on revenge for Nabal's ingratitude.
	gfhandel.org /reviews/nabal.htm (1646 words)

	David - Dear Abby
		Nabal, on the other hand, was a churlish, intractable man, "surly and mean in his dealings." The translated surly means "hard, cruel, severe." This must have been a very unhappy marriage.
		Nabal's residence was in the city of Maon, but his "business" was at Carmel, a place about half an hour northwest, where he kept his vast herds.
		Nabal was a "Son of Belial" — a godless man. Leave him alone in his insanity, she says.
	www.ccel.us /mountain.chap11.html (3479 words)

	nabal - definition by dict.die.net (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-28)
		Nabal foolish, a descendant of Caleb who dwelt at Maon (1 Sam.
		One of the shepherds that stood by and saw the reception David's messengers had met with, informed Abigail, Nabal's wife, who at once realized the danger that threatened her household.
		He was stunned by a sense of the danger to which his conduct had exposed him.
	dict.die.net /nabal (108 words)

	bible.org: Dear Abby (1 Samuel 25:1-44)
		They call Nabal’s attention to the fact that it is sheering time, reminding him that their presence has not been detrimental to him, but they have performed for Nabal a very beneficial service.
		To kill Nabal and the males of his household for being selfish and insulting is to shed innocent blood, because the punishment is worse than the crime.
		Nabal cannot and will not recognize God’s king when he sees him, and when he is told who he is. Nabal is a man destined for death.
	www.bible.org /page.php?page_id=371 (8466 words)

	Was Nabal Treated Unfairly?
		Let not my lord, I pray thee, regard this man of Belial, even Nabal: for as his name is, so is he; Nabal is his name, and folly is with him: but I thine handmaid saw not the young men of my lord, whom thou didst send.
		And Abigail came to Nabal; and, behold, he held a feast in his house, like the feast of a king; and Nabal's heart was merry within him, for he was very drunken: wherefore she told him nothing, less or more, until the morning light.
		But it came to pass in the morning, when the wine was gone out of Nabal, and his wife had told him these things, that his heart died within him, and he became as a stone.
	www.tektonics.org /lp/nabalbash.html (0 words)

	17. His Affront From Nabal
		Surely Nabal would not refuse his men a few victuals, for it was "a good day," a time when there was plenty to hand.
		The language of Nabal had been highly offensive, but instead of returning railing for railing, they treated him with silent contempt and turned their backs upon him: such churls are not entitled to any reply.
		True, the ingratitude which Nabal had shown, and the provoking language he had used, were hard to endure —too hard for mere flesh and blood, for human nature ever wants to vindicate itself.
	www.biblebelievers.com /Pink/David/Vol1/david1_17.htm (2583 words)

	Femina - Volume 18, Issue 3
		One of Nabal's own men says his master is "such a son of Belial, that a man cannot speak to him" (v.
		One of Nabal's young men went to his master's wife Abigail to report the dangerous situation, and he asked her to use her authority: "Now therefore know and consider what thou wilt do; for evil is determined against our master, and against all his household" (v.
		But it is a great example for a Christian wife to follow if she is married to a Nabal, and he is exposing the entire household to shame and destruction.
	www.credenda.org /issues/18-3femina.php (958 words)

	Nabal is a figure from the Jewish Tanakh... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-28)
		"Nabal" is a figure from the Jewish "Tanakh" (the Christian "Old Testament") who defies the order of King David of Israel, and is reportedly killed by God as a punishment for his disobedience.
		Nabal was a descendant of the famous Israelite Caleb: Nabal lived in the city of Maon, which was seven miles southeast of the modern site of Hebron.
		Nabal refused King David's request for provisions when David was passing through his territory: Nabal's wife, Abigail, however, complied with David's request and prevented David from attacking Nabal for his behavior.
	www.geodatabase.de /Nabal (197 words)

	Grounds for Divorce
		He was a rich man—in a time when wealth was measured in livestock, Nabal had 1,000 goats and 3,000 sheep—but he was spiritually and emotionally impoverished.
		When she returned home and told Nabal what she’d done, he was stricken and became “like a stone”—presumably from the shock.
		Abigail made the choice to be responsible for herself and her own actions, to continue to respond with dignity and grace, even though she was caught in a situation that might easily have robbed her of all self-respect.
	www.womenofspirit.com /index.php?id=92 (1019 words)

	David and Nabal < Exhortations < Andrew McFarland (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-28)
		Nabal was happy to accept the protection David offered, but in return he insulted him: "there be many servants now a days that break away every man from his master." Imagine how that must have sounded to David.
		And when David heard that Nabal was dead, he said, Blessed be the LORD, that hath pleaded the cause of my reproach from the hand of Nabal, and hath kept his servant from evil: for the LORD hath returned the wickedness of Nabal upon his own head.
		Nabal did something wicked to David, but David didn't have to avenge himself, and for that David was thankful.
	www.mcfarland.co.uk /andrew/exhortations/2003-02-23 (2065 words)

	NABAL (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-28)
		NABAL was a rich man who owned large flocks of sheep and goats in Carmel.
		Nabal's wife, Abigail, met David with several asses laden with food and thus pacified David into calling off the raid.
		Nabal means "fool" in Hebrew, and in the Biblical account his wife is more interested in saving their lives than in giving good advice.
	www.columbia.edu /dlc/garland/deweever/N/nabal.htm (114 words)

	Life Action Revival Ministries::The Shriveling of the Soul
		Nabal was a rich man. He had many sheep and goats and was surrounded by servants.
		We know nothing of the background of Nabal, but we can surmise that he was a bitter man. Possibly some incident in his life as a younger person hurt him deeply, and his soul began to shrivel.
		David was traveling in the area where Nabal lived before he ascended to the throne of Israel as king.
	www.lifeaction.org /lam/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=352&Itemid=103 (599 words)

	Clarke's Commentary - 1 Samuel 25
		Abigail returns, and tells Nabal of the danger that he has escaped: who on hearing it is thunderstruck, and dies in ten days, 36-38 David, hearing of this, sends and takes Abigail to wife, 39-42.
		David-went down to the wilderness of Paran.] This was either on the confines of Judea, or in Arabia Petraea, between the mountains of Judah and Mount Sinai; it is evident from the history that it was not far from Carmel, on the south confines of Judah.
		Out of three thousand sheep Nabal could not have missed five; and as this claim was made only in the time of sheep-shearing, it could not have been made more than once in the year: and it certainly was a small price for such important services.
	www.godrules.net /library/clarke/clarke1sam25.htm (1841 words)

	I Samuel Chapter - 25 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-28)
		Nabal is a very wealthy man and also very selfish; his name means "fool." He is called a churlish man, that is, base, rude or ungrateful.
		Nabal was a fellow Israelite, "of the house of Caleb," surely their 'brother' would consider seriously their present need.
		Nabal's heart is dead, laying in a senseless stupor for ten days, the Lord lets the man suffer a bit before he smites him.
	www.thebiblestudypage.com /1_sam_25.shtml (1188 words)

	Handel - Nabal [JW]: Classical CD Reviews- Aug 2002 MusicWeb(UK) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-28)
		In Nabal’s case the conduit was the eminently practical John Christopher Smith, son of Handel’s principal copyist, who had, when a boy of twelve, taken harpsichord lessons from Handel.
		Nabal received a further performance five days later but it’s likely that it has never been heard since, at least not publicly.
		Linda Perillo, as the shepherd, is a playful and dramatically inclined soprano but her production is uneven and can tend toward the erratic; in her aria Gay and light as yonder sheep she negotiates her divisions reasonably well but at 1’22 engages in some not especially attractive gurgling.
	www.musicweb.uk.net /classrev/2002/Aug02/Handel_nabal.htm (793 words)

	Nabal
		Nabal is his name and folly is with him; but I your maidservant did not see the young men of my lord whom you sent.
		And Nabal's heart was merry within him, for he was very drunk; so she did not tell him anything at all until the morning light.
		When David heard that Nabal was dead, he said, "Blessed be the LORD, who has pleaded the cause of my reproach from the hand of Nabal and has kept back His servant from evil.
	www.messianicmessages.com /Teachings/Nabal.htm (1715 words)

	A Closer Look at Men and Women of GOD (Page 30 in biblicalbookss)
		Nabal was a very wealthy man, and he had many flocks of sheep and goats.
		One of Nabal's young men knew that David was angry and was coming to take vengeance upon Nabal, so he went to Nabal's wife to tell her about it.
		Nabal was very drunk, so Abigail decided not to say a word to him until morning when he would be sober and able to understand what she would tell him about David.
	members.aol.com /biblicalbookss/Page30.html (1856 words)

	FIRST SAMUEL 25-31
		Nabal is typical of wealthy men -- they tend to be rather short with people who are after their possessions, but they usually have gracious wives.
		Nabal was apparently rich enough to feast a few hundred men, so he was a logical person for David to ask.
		Nabal's shepherds thought it remarkable that David did not steal to provide supplies for his company, and Nabal's shepherds and servants commented on this to Nabal's wife, Abigail.
	home.att.net /~nathan.wilson/1samuel5.htm (8229 words)

	Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on the Bible \| Christian Classics Ethereal Library
		Nabal went into a passion, as covetous men are apt to do, when asked for any thing, thinking thus to cover one sin with another; and, by abusing the poor, to excuse themselves from relieving them.
		Nabal insists much on the property he had in the provisions of his table.
		A sign he was Nabal, a fool, that could not use plenty without abusing it; who could not be pleasant with his friends without making a beast of himself.
	www.ccel.org /ccel/henry/mhcc.x.xxv.html (987 words)

	Good News Bible Reading Program > November 12, 2002
		Nabal, a descendant of Caleb of the house of Judah, lived in Maon with his great flocks in nearby Carmel.
		Even his own wife Abigail remarks, "Nabal is his name, and folly is with him" (verse 25)—or, in modern parlance, "Fool is his name and folly is his game." Abigail, on the other hand, was a woman of understanding who deserved better than Nabal (verse 3).
		Apparently, Nabal's rage is so violent at this news that he has a massive stroke and dies about 10 days later (verses 36-38).
	www.ucg.org /brp/brp.asp?get=daily&day=12&month=November&year=2002&Layout= (742 words)

	1 Samuel 25:3 (now the man's name was Nabal, and his wife's name
		Now the name of the man was Nabal; and the name of his wife Abigail; and the woman was of good understanding, and of a beautiful face: but the man was churlish and evil in his doings; and he was of the house of Caleb.
		Now this man was named Nabal, and his wife's name was Abigail: she was a woman of good sense and pleasing looks: but the man was cruel and evil in his ways; he was of the family of Caleb.
		Now the name of the man was Nabal; and the name of his wife Abigail: and she was a woman of good understanding, and of a beautiful countenance: but the man was churlish and evil in his doings; and he was of the house of Caleb.
	www.bible.cc /1_samuel/25-3.htm (572 words)

	Nabal
		But Nabal, a descendant of Caleb, was mean and dishonest in all his dealings.
		He was very drunk, so she didn't tell him anything about her meeting with David until the next morning.
		Nabal has received the punishment for his sin." Then David wasted no time in sending messengers to Abigail to ask her to become his wife.
	www.allaboutgod.com /truth-topics/nabal.htm (370 words)

	1 Samuel 25
		Nabal’s name is very descriptive of his actions, as his name means "fool." His riches may have made him appear great to many in his world but, in reality, this guy was a mess!
		Nabal’s home was in Maon at the northern extremity of the wilderness of Paran.
		Nabal is clearly and properly portrayed as an evil man whose actions were about to bring about calamity.
	www.angelfire.com /nm2/don/1sam25.html (2793 words)

	David and Abigail
		David heard that Nabal was shearing his sheep, and so he sent ten men to go to Nabal and tell him this: "Peace to you and your house, and everything that you have.
		But one of Nabal's men went and told Abigail what had happened, and how David's men were very good to Nabal's men, how they camped around them while they were tending the sheep.
		Now when Abigail came home, Nabal was having a big feast in his house, and Abigail did not tell him what she had done.
	littlelambsministry.freeservers.com /storydavidandabigail.htm (721 words)

	1 Samuel 25
		She took two hundred loaves of bread, two skins of wine, five dressed sheep, five seahs of roasted grain, a hundred cakes of raisins and two hundred cakes of pressed figs, and loaded them on donkeys.
		Nabal's flocks graze between two wilderness areas - and David is in one of those areas.
		After Nabal dies, David is so impressed with her (remember, she doesn't inherit anything from Nabal, his sons get it all) that he proposes to her.
	www.becomingcloser.org /David/1_samuel_25.htm (2460 words)

	THE ROMANCE READER reviews: Abigail’s Story by Ann Burton
		Nabal (whose name is close to the Hebrew word for “fool”) is a wealthy landowner with large flocks of sheep and goats.
		This backstory supplies two details that put a different slant on Abigail’s actions: one, Nabal “married” her with the intention of stealing the dowry provided by her friends and the union is never consummated; two, David and Abigail know each other and are physically attracted before the Biblical story kicks in.
		She feels no allegiance to Nabal because the marriage is a sham, and she has good reason to believe that David isn’t going to ride her down.
	www.theromancereader.com /burton-abigail.html (778 words)

	Nabal and Abigail
		David sent the ten young men with the request to Nabal "give, I pray thee, whatsoever cometh to thy hand unto thy servants, and to thy son David" (I sam 25:6-8).
		David's proud spirit was roused and he swore that Nabal should expiate his offence in blood.
		Abigail was yoked to Nabal, who was a 'fool' in all respects, particularly the way he treated David and his men.
	www.wogim.org /na.htm (1568 words)

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