Concept
Name meaning: the Lord is my father (Hitchcock)
My father is the Lord, the Greek form of Abijah, or Abijam (Matt. 1:7), instead of Abiah (1 Chr. 7:8). In Luke 1:5, the name refers to the head of the eighth of the twenty-four courses into which David divided the priests (1 Chr. 24:10).
Source:Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897)Public domain
Son of Becher, the son of Benjamin. (1 Chronicles 7:8)
Wife of Hezron. (1 Chronicles 2:24)
Second son of Samuel. (1 Samuel 8:2; 1 Chronicles 7:28)
The son of Rehoboam. (1 Chronicles 3:10; Matthew 1:7) See Abijah Or Abijam, 1.
Mother of King Hezekiah. [Abi]
Same as Abijah Or Abijam, 4.
Source: Smith’s Bible Dictionary (1863) · Public domain
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