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Ahijah

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945–805 BC
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A prophet from Shiloh who predicted that Jeroboam would become king over ten tribes of Israel (1 Ki 11:29—39). Later he informed Jeroboam's wife, who had come disguised to seek his counsel, that her stricken child would die (ch 14:2—16). His propheci

Ahijah
Ahijah's prophecy to Jeroboam in 1728 by Gerard Hoet

Bible passages

  • 1 Samuel 14:3
    And Ahiah, the son of Ahitub, I–chabod’s brother, the son of Phinehas, the son of Eli, the Lord’s priest in Shiloh, wearing an ephod. And the people knew not that Jonathan was gone.

Text of the King James Version.

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