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Ἀβιά

Abia

Proper masculine noun · Of Hebrew origin אביה (H29)

Of Hebrew origin (H29); Abijah, the name of two Israelites:—Abia.

Outline

Abijah = "my father is Jah (Jehovah)"

a priest, the head of a priestly family from whom when David divided the priests into 24 classes, Abia was the 8th order
son and successor to Rehoboam on the throne of Judah

Usages

Matthew 1:7

And Solomon begat Roboam; and Roboam begat Abia; and Abia begat Asa;

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Luke 1:5

¶ There was in the days of Herod, the king of Judæa, a certain priest named Zacharias, of the course of Abia: and his wife was of the daughters of Aaron, and her name was Elisabeth.

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