Editing Abimelech (section)

==Other people with this name==
Apart from the king (or kings) of Gerar, the Bible also records this name for:
*The father of [[Abiathar]], and [[List of High Priests of Israel|high priest]] in the time of David.<ref>{{bibleverse|1|Chronicles|18:16|HE}}</ref> In the parallel passage,<ref>{{bibleverse|2|Samuel|8:17|HE}}</ref> the name is given as [[Ahimelech]]; most authorities consider this the more correct reading.
*The king of [[Gath (city)|Gath]] better known as [[Achish]], referred to as Abimelech or Achimelech in the title of Psalm 34.<ref>{{bibleverse||Psalm|34|HE}}</ref>
*The husband of [[Naomi (biblical figure)|Naomi]], and father of [[Mahlon and Chilion]] who leaves [[Bethlehem]] and dies in the land of [[Moab]],<ref>{{bibleverse||Ruth|1:2–3|HE}}</ref> in the Hebrew, his name is given as [[Elimelek]], which is likely the correct reading.
Other literary references include:
*Abimélech, [[Satrap]] of [[Gaza City|Gaza]] is a [[character baritone]] in [[Camille Saint-Saëns]]' ''[[Samson and Delilah (opera)|Samson and Delilah]]''.<ref>Weimar, 1877</ref>