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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) [1] was, according to the Hebrew Bible, the fourth king of the House of David and the second of the Kingdom of Judah.
Also Abijam. 1 The son of Becher, grandson of Benjamin (1Chr 7:8). 2 The son of Samuel, who served as judge in Beer-sheba (1Sam 8:2). 3 The son of Rehoboam, king of Judah (911–908 BCE), during whose reign the border wars between Judah and Israel continued unabated (1Kgs 15:7). 4 The son of Jeroboam, son of Nebat, who failed to recover from a ...
Jan 4, 2022 · King Abijah, also called King Abiah or King Abijam, was the son of King Rehoboam and father of King Asa. Abijah reigned for only three years (913–911 BC) in Judah before he died.
Abijah, (“Yahweh Is My Father”), any of nine different persons mentioned in the Bible, of whom the most noteworthy are the following: (1) The son and successor of Rehoboam, king of Judah (II Chronicles 12:16, 13), who reigned about two years (c. 915–913 bc). (2) The second son of Samuel (I Samuel.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
May 11, 2018 · ABIJAH (Heb. אֲבִיָּה; "yhw (h) is my father"), king of Judah c. 914–912 b.c.e.; son of *Rehoboam (on the identity of his mother, see *Asa). In Kings, where he is referred to throughout as Abijam, it is stated only that he followed the sinful ways of his father, and that he was at war with *Jeroboam, king of Israel, throughout his reign.
According to 1 Chronicles 2:24, Abiah was the wife of Hezron, the grandson of Judah by Pharez, and the mother of Ashur, the father of Tekoa. The MT is difficult as the LXX, Syr. and Targum read differently.
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Nov 9, 2023 · Abijah (also known as Abijam), which in Hebrew means "Yahweh is my Father," was the fourth king of Judah, part of the house of David. He is primarily characterized in the Books of Kings and Chronicles which serve as the central source of historical account for his kingship.
