Abia

Abia - 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).

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Abijam: Abijam (meaning "father of the sea" or "seaman"), also called Abijah was the king of Judah and the son of Rehoboam. William F. Albright has dated his reign to 915 BC-913 BC, while E. R. Thiele offers the dates 913 BC-911 BC. It is said in 1 Kings 15:2 that "his mother's name was Maachah, the daughte...

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