Hebrew Word Study · Strong’s H29
אֲבִיָּה
a.viy.yah · “Abijah”
Used 25 times across 5 books
Definition
A man of the tribe of Levi living at the time of United Monarchy, first mentioned at 1Sa.8.2;
son of: Samuel (H8050);
brother of: Joel (H3100)
§ Abia or Abiah or Abijah = "Jehovah is (my) father"
second son of Samuel
son of: Samuel (H8050);
brother of: Joel (H3100)
§ Abia or Abiah or Abijah = "Jehovah is (my) father"
second son of Samuel
Where it appears
1 Samuel1
1 Kings1
1 Chronicles5
2 Chronicles15
Nehemiah3
In the text
1 Samuel 8:2Now the name of his firstborn was Joel; and the name of his second, Abiah: they were judges in Beer–sheba.1 Kings 14:1At that time Abijah the son of Jeroboam fell sick.1 Chronicles 2:24And after that Hezron was dead in Caleb–ephratah, then Abiah Hezron’s wife bare him Ashur the father of Tekoa.1 Chronicles 3:10And Solomon’s son was Rehoboam, Abia his son, Asa his son, Jehoshaphat his son,1 Chronicles 6:13And Shallum begat Hilkiah, and Hilkiah begat Azariah,1 Chronicles 7:8And the sons of Becher; Zemira, and Joash, and Eliezer, and Elioenai, and Omri, and Jerimoth, and Abiah, and Anathoth, and Alameth. All these are the sons of Becher.1 Chronicles 24:10The seventh to Hakkoz, the eighth to Abijah,2 Chronicles 11:20And after her he took Maachah the daughter of Absalom; which bare him Abijah, and Attai, and Ziza, and Shelomith.2 Chronicles 11:22And Rehoboam made Abijah the son of Maachah the chief, to be ruler among his brethren: for he thought to make him king.2 Chronicles 12:16And Rehoboam slept with his fathers, and was buried in the city of David: and Abijah his son reigned in his stead.
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