“Abigail is an extraordinary woman who is ready to take risks in order to save her husband
and household members from David’s wrath.”
–Shulamit Valler
and household members from David’s wrath.”
–Shulamit Valler
“Neither Michal nor Abigail seem to have made idols of their husbands;
they did not even consult them as to what they should think, say, or do.
They furnish a good example to wives to use their own judgment and
to keep their own secrets, not make the family altar a constant confessional.”
–Elizabeth Cady Stanton (1898)