In the Hebrew Bible , Aholiab son of Ahisamakh, of the tribe of Tribe of Dan Dan , worked under Bezalel as the deputy architect of the Tabernacle Judaism Tabernacle and the implements which it housed. He is described in Book of Exodus Exodus http mechon mamre.org p pt pt0238.htm 23 38 23 as a master of carpentry , weaving , and embroidery . References Book of Exodus Exodus http mechon mamre.org p pt pt0231.htm 6 31 6 http mechon mamre.org p pt pt0235.htm 34 35 34 http mechon mamre.org p pt pt0236.htm 1 36 1, 2 http mechon mamre.org p pt pt0238.htm 23 38 23 eastons Category Torah people Tanakh stub he no Oholiab sw Oholiabu ... more details
Ahisamakh lang he , lit. Brother of support may refer to Ahisamakh, Israel , a moshav in central Israel Ahisamach Bible , the father of Aholiab according to Exodus 31 6, Exodus 35 34, and Exodus 38 23. Disambig ... more details
Not to be confused with Molly Pitcher , a heroine real or legendary of the American Revolutionary War. Infobox person name Moll Pitcher image Moll Pitcher.gif image size 200px caption birth date ca. 1736 birth place Marblehead, Massachusetts Marblehead , Massachusetts death date death date 1813 04 09 death place Lynn, Massachusetts Lynn , Massachusetts education occupation Fortune teller spouse Robert Pitcher parents Aholiab Diamond br Lydia Silsbee children John, Rebecca, Ruth, Lydia Moll Pitcher , born Mary Diamond ca. 1736, probably Marblehead, Massachusetts Marblehead , Massachusetts &ndash April 9, 1813 was a clairvoyant and fortune teller from Lynn, Massachusetts . Background Moll Pitcher was said to have descended from a long line of wizards. Her father, Aholiab Diamond, was a cordwainer in Lynn. He and Lydia Silsbee were married in 1735. There were no public schools for girls at the time of her youth, but Moll Pitcher seems to have received some education. On October 2, 1760 she married Robert Pitcher, probably an apprentice of her father. The couple continued to live with the Diamonds and had four children, John, Rebecca, Ruth and Lydia. Her parents and brother died about 1788, and Moll Pitcher inherited the family property. Predictions and popularity It is said that soon after her marriage she was known as a fortune teller, a reader of Tasseography tea leaves , with a clientele that continued to increase in importance for the next 50 years that she lived. Her fame reached throughout New England , and her successful predictions astounded the educated and the uneducated alike. She was consulted by all classes, including visiting noblemen from Europe. Her predictions concerned love affairs, legacies, discovery of crime, successful lottery tickets, and the more common contingencies of life. But her most important predictions involved the outcome of voyages. Crews were said to refuse to sail on voyages she predicted would be disastrous, and shipowners to refuse ... more details
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