1. A member of the Merari clan of Levites. Abdi's grandson Ethan was a musician during King David’s time (1 Chronicles 6:44; 15:17).
2. A Levite whose son Kish served during King Hezekiah’s time (2 Chronicles 29:12). This Abdi has sometimes been confused with Abdi #1.→ View encyclopedia entry
3. A member of the Elam clan in Ezra’s time. He married a non-Israelite woman after the exile in Babylon (Ezra 10:26).→ View encyclopedia entry