"Was Abiathar the son or father of Ahimelech?" (Alleged Contradiction #E2406)
And one of the sons of Ahimelech the son of Ahitub, named Abiathar, escaped, and fled after David.
I Samuel 22:20
And it came to pass, when Abiathar the son of Ahimelech fled to David to Keilah, that he came down with an ephod in his hand.
I Samuel 23:6
And Zadok the son of Ahitub, and Ahimelech the son of Abiathar, were the priests; and Seraiah was the scribe;
II Samuel 8:17
Response
Abiathar named his son Ahimelech after his grandfather.
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