Abia, Abiah, Or Abijah

• 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.

the eighth of the 24 courses or classes into which the priests were divided for serving at the altar. (1 Chronicles 24; Luke 1:5) See Abia, Abiah, Or Abijah, Abijah Or Abijam, 4.

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).