Abijah
Abijah
əbī´jə [key], in the Bible.
1 SeeAbi.
2 Died c.911 BC, king (c.914–c.911 BC) of Judah, the southern kingdom. He succeeded his father, Rehoboam, and King Jeroboam continued warfare against him.
3 Son of Jeroboam, whose death was used by a prophet to foreshadow the death of Jeroboam.
4 Priestly family.
5 Priests in the return to Jerusalem.
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