The second son of Aaron and Elisheba (Exodus 6:23; Numbers 26:60; 1 Chronicles 6:3).
Abihu and his brother Nadab joined Moses, Aaron, and the 70 elders of Israel in worshiping the glory of God on Mount Sinai (Exodus 24:1–11). The four sons of Aaron were made priests with their father (Exodus 28:1), but later Abihu and Nadab were burned to death for offering “unauthorized fire” before the Lord (Leviticus 10:1; see also Numbers 3:2–4; 26:61; 1 Chronicles 24:1–2).