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).
A´BIA(ἡ Ἀβία: nr. Zarnata), a town of Messenia, on the Messenian gulf, and a little above the woody ...
Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography
Abiah, Or Abijah Son of Becher, the son of Benjamin. (1 Chronicles 7:8)• • Wife of Hezron. (1 Chro...
William Smith's Bible Dictionary
the eighth of the 24 courses or classes into which the priests were divided for serving at the altar...