How many female attendants (maids) accompanied Abigail when she went to marry David?
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Correct answer: Five
1 Samuel 25:42 records that Abigail hurried and rode on a donkey, attended by five of her maids. She followed David's messengers and became his wife.
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- Who was Abigail's first husband, described in 1 Samuel 25 as a wealthy but 'harsh and badly behaved' man?
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