ahimelech

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ahimelech - Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary :

  Ahimelech
  brother of the king, the son of Ahitub and father of Abiathar (1
  Sam. 22:20-23). He descended from Eli in the line of Ithamar. In
  1 Chr. 18:16 he is called Abimelech, and is probably the same as
  Ahiah (1 Sam. 14:3, 18). He was the twelfth high priest, and
  officiated at Nob, where he was visited by David (to whom and
  his companions he gave five loaves of the showbread) when he
  fled from Saul (1 Sam. 21:1-9). He was summoned into Saul's
  presence, and accused, on the information of Doeg the Edomite,
  of disloyalty because of his kindness to David; whereupon the
  king commanded that he, with the other priests who stood beside
  him (86 in all), should be put to death. This sentence was
  carried into execution by Doeg in the most cruel manner (1 Sam.
  22:9-23). Possibly Abiathar had a son also called Ahimelech, or
  the two names, as some think, may have been accidentally
  transposed in 2 Sam. 8:17; 1 Chr. 18:16, marg.; 24:3, 6, 31.