Abijah of Judah
Abijam (Hebrew: אֲבִיָּם, Modern: ʼAvīyam, Tiberian: ʼĂḇīyyām, "father of the sea" or "my father is the sea/is Yam"; Biblical Greek: Αβιού, romanized: Aviou; Latin: Abiam) was, according to the Hebrew Bible, the fourth king of the House of David and the second of the Kingdom of Judah. He was the son of Rehoboam and the grandson of Solomon. The Books of Chronicles refer to him as Abijah.
| Abijah | |
|---|---|
Abijam from Guillaume Rouillé's Promptuarii Iconum Insigniorum, 1553 | |
| King of Judah | |
| Reign | c. 913 – 911 BCE |
| Predecessor | Rehoboam |
| Successor | Asa |
| Born | c. 950 BCE Jerusalem |
| Died | 911 BCE possibly Jerusalem |
| Burial | Jerusalem |
| Spouse | 14 wives |
| Issue | 22 sons and 16 daughters |
| Hebrew name | אבים בן-רחבעם ’Aviyam ben Rehav’am |
| House | House of David |
| Father | Rehoboam |
| Mother | Maacah, or Micaiah, daughter of Uriel of Gibeah, and granddaughter of Absalom |
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