אֲבִימֶלֶךְ

A man living at the time of the Patriarchs, first mentioned at Gen.20.2

§ Abimelech = "Melek is father" or "my father is king"

1) king of Gerar in Abraham's time

2) king of Gath in David's time; maybe title of Philistine kings

3) son of Gideon by a concubine

4) priest, son of Abiathar