Ahab — To Love
The Hebrew verb of the greatest commandment: 'thou shalt love the LORD thy God with all thine heart.'
Pronunciation: aw-hab'
Hebrew · Strong's H157 · 195 occurrences in the Old Testament (KJV)
to have affection for (sexually or otherwise)
KJV translations: (be-) love(-d, -ly, -r), like, friend.
Ahab in the Bible — example verses
“And he said, Take now thy son, thine only son Isaac, whom thou lovest, and get thee into the land of Moriah; and offer him there for a burnt offering upon one of the mountains which I will tell thee of.”Genesis 22:2 (KJV)
“And Isaac brought her into his mother Sarah's tent, and took Rebekah, and she became his wife; and he loved her: and Isaac was comforted after his mother's death.”Genesis 24:67 (KJV)
“And Isaac loved Esau, because he did eat of his venison: but Rebekah loved Jacob.”Genesis 25:28 (KJV)
“And make me savoury meat, such as I love, and bring it to me, that I may eat; that my soul may bless thee before I die.”Genesis 27:4 (KJV)
“Go now to the flock, and fetch me from thence two good kids of the goats; and I will make them savoury meat for thy father, such as he loveth:”Genesis 27:9 (KJV)
“And he went, and fetched, and brought them to his mother: and his mother made savoury meat, such as his father loved.”Genesis 27:14 (KJV)
“And Jacob loved Rachel; and said, I will serve thee seven years for Rachel thy younger daughter.”Genesis 29:18 (KJV)
“And he went in also unto Rachel, and he loved also Rachel more than Leah, and served with him yet seven other years.”Genesis 29:30 (KJV)
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