Abi'a, Abi'ah
1. One of Samuel's sons, a judge in Israel, who took bribes and perverted judgement. The Israelites gave this as their reason for wanting a king. 1Sa 8:2; 1Ch 6:28.
2. Wife of Hezron. 1Ch 2:24.
3. Son of Becher a Benjamite. 1Ch 7:8.
4. Son of Rehoboam, the son of Solomon. 1 Chr. 3:10; Mt 1:7. See ABIJAH, No. 1.
5. One of the courses of priests. Lu 1:5. See ABIJAH, No. 3.
Now the name of his firstborn was Joel, and the name of his second, Abijah; they were judging in Beersheba.
After the death of Hezron in Caleb-ephrathah, Abijah, Hezron's wife, bore him Ashhur the father of Tekoa.
The sons of Becher were Zemirah, Joash, Eliezer, Elioenai, Omri, Jeremoth, Abijah, Anathoth and Alemeth. All these were the sons of Becher.
Solomon was the father of Rehoboam, Rehoboam the father of Abijah, and Abijah the father of Asa.
In the days of Herod, king of Judea, there was a priest named Zacharias, of the division of Abijah; and he had a wife from the daughters of Aaron, and her name was Elizabeth.