ABIGAIL is a lesser-known heroine in the Bible, a humble woman who was married to a wealthy scoundrel. Abigail combined her wisdom with her wealth to appear before an approaching enemy to plead for the safety of her husband's household. She famously defied her foolish husband Nabal by secretly supplying food to David's armed men to save her household from slaughter, prioritizing higher divine loyalty over blind obedience to an abusive spouse. She loaded donkeys with provisions and intercepted David without telling her husband. She explicitly called out Nabal's folly and wickedness to David, referring to his character accurately as worthless. She acted swiftly when Nabal's rashness threatened total ruin.