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Who is Abijah?
        ABI'JAH
        (whose father is Jehovah). (1). A son of Jeroboam I., king of Israel, who died under interesting circumstances in early life. 1 Kgs 14:1. See Jeroboam. (2). Abijah or Abijam, 2 Chr 13:1, the son of Rehoboam and Michaiah, succeeded his father as king of Judah b. c. 959. He made war against Jeroboam, king of Israel, for the purpose of getting back the kingship of the ten tribes, and defeated him, with a loss of 500,000 men. These figures are probably through a mistake made too large; the loss, it is likely, was not greater than 50,000. He began to reign in the 18th year of Jeroboam, and was succeeded by his son Asa in the 20th year of Jeroboam, so that he reigned only a part of three years. The apparent contradiction in respect to the parentage of this person, as it is given in 1 Kgs 15:2 and 2 Chr 13:2 may be explained by supposing that his mother Maachah (or Michaiah) was the daughter of Uriel and the granddaughter of Absalom, who is called Abishalom.1 Kgs 15:2. The term "daughter" is given in the Bible to other relatives than one's own child; e. g. to a niece, granddaughter, or great granddaughter. (3). The head of one of the courses of priests, 1 Chr 24:10; Neh 12:17; termed Abia in Luke 1:5. (4). The mother of Hezekiah,2 Chr 29:1 also called Abi in 2 Kgs 18:2. (5). One of the priests who "sealed the covenant;" i. e. appended their seals unto it to signify that they were parties to it. Neh 10:7. (6). A priest who returned with Zerubbabel from Babylon. Neh 12:4,Neh 12:17.


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Schaff, Philip, Dr. "Biblical Definition for 'abijah' in Schaffs Bible Dictionary".
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