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OBIL, or Ubil, an Ishmaelite, Master of the Camels to King David1. David gave the Care of his Camels to an Ishmaelite, probably because these People knew better than others the Manner of rearing and managing these Animals, which were very common in their Country.
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1 Chron. xxvii. 30. אבילObil, Abil, or Ubil. ↩
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