Abijah
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Definition
Abijah was a king of Judah who reigned from 915 to 913 B.C. He was a son of King Rehoboam. There were also several other men named Abijah in the Old Testament:
- Samuel’s sons Abijah and Joel were leaders over the people of Israel at Beersheba. Because Abijah and his brother were dishonest and greedy, the people asked Samuel to appoint a king to rule them instead.
- Abijah was one of the temple priests during the time of King David.
- Abijah was one of King Jeroboam’s sons.
- Abijah was also a chief priest who returned with Zerubbabel to Jerusalem from the Babylonian captivity.
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In other dictionaries
Read “Abia” in the 10 dictionaries- AbiaEaston’s Bible Dictionary & Webster’s 1828 Dictionary
- AbijahEaston’s Bible Dictionary & Webster’s 1828 Dictionary
- AbijamEaston’s Bible Dictionary & Webster’s 1828 Dictionary
- Abia; AbiahInternational Standard Bible Encyclopedia
- AbijahInternational Standard Bible Encyclopedia
- AbijamInternational Standard Bible Encyclopedia
- Abia, Abiah, or AbijahSmith’s Bible Dictionary
- Abijah or AbijamSmith’s Bible Dictionary
- AbijamSmith’s Bible Dictionary
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