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- Abijam (Hebrew: אֲבִיָּם, Modern: ʼAvīyam, Tiberian: ʼĂḇīyyām, "father of the sea" or "my father is the sea/is Yam "; Biblical Greek: Αβιού, romanized: Aviou; Latin: Abiam) was, according to the Hebrew Bible, the fourth king of the House of David and the second of the Kingdom of Judah.
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The name Abijah is of Hebrew origin, deriving from the words “abi” (אֲבִי) meaning “my father” and “jah” (יָה) which refers to God, often interpreted as “My father is Yahweh.” This dual meaning encapsulates a deep sense of spiritual heritage and familial connection to God.
May 31, 2011 · King Abijah of Judah, also known as Abijam. When king Jeroboam of Israel attacks Judah, the army of king Abijah slays 500,000 Israeli soldiers. In those days, that's enough to bankrupt a nation, as Abijah probably understood, as he married fourteen wives and fathered twenty-two sons and sixteen daughters (2 Chronicles 13:1-20).
Abijam (Hebrew: אֲבִיָּם, Modern: ʼAvīyam, Tiberian: ʼĂḇīyyām, "father of the sea" or "my father is the sea/is Yam "; Biblical Greek: Αβιού, romanized: Aviou; Latin: Abiam) [1] was, according to the Hebrew Bible, the fourth king of the House of David and the second of the Kingdom of Judah.
1. Called, in Luke 1:5, Abia; founder of a family among the posterity of Aaron. When David divided the priests into twenty-four courses, to perform the temple-service, in turn, the eighth class was called after him, 1 Chronicles 24:10. To this class of course Zacharias belonged. 2. Son of Jeroboam, the first king of Israel.
Aug 3, 2024 · In the broader biblical context, the name Abijah, meaning “my father is Yahweh,” signifies a connection to divine paternity and governance. This association can be traced through the figure of King Abijah of Judah, referenced in 1 Kings 15:1-8 and 2 Chronicles 13.
The mother of Hezekiah, king of Judah, is called Abi (2 Kings 18:2), an abbreviation for Abijah (2 Chron 29:1). 8. One of the priests in the days of Nehemiah who sealed the covenant of reform in which the people promised to serve the Lord ( Neh 10:7 ).
ABIJAH. a-bi'-ja ('abhiyah or 'abhiyahu (2 Chronicles 13:20,21), "my father is Yahweh," or "Yahweh is father"): The name of six or more men and two women in the Old Testament. The seventh son of Becher the son of Benjamin (1 Chronicles 7:8).
