Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897)/Nadab

Nadab, liberal, generous.
 * 1) The eldest of Aaron's four sons  Ex 6:23 Nu 3:2 He with his brothers and their father were consecrated as priests of Jehovah  Ex 28:1 He afterwards perished with Abihu for the sin of offering strange fire on the altar of burnt-offering  Le 10:1,2 Nu 3:4 26:60
 * 2) The son and successor of Jeroboam, the king of Israel  1Ki 14:20 While engaged with all Israel in laying siege to Gibbethon, a town of southern Dan  Jos 19:44 a conspiracy broke out in his army, and he was slain by Baasha  1Ki 15:25-28 after a reign of two years (B.C. 955-953). The assassination of Nadab was followed by that of his whole house, and thus this great Ephraimite family became extinct  1Ki 15:29
 * 3) One of the sons of Shammai in the tribe of Judah  1Ch 2:28,30