Bible Characters & Character Studies
Abia
First appears at 1 Chronicles 3:10
First named in Scripture at 1 Chronicles 3:10 — read the chapter.
From Easton’s Bible Dictionary (1897)
my father is the Lord, the Greek form of Abijah, or Abijam (Matthew 1:7), instead of Abiah (1 Chronicles 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 Chronicles 24:10).
Reading photograph: “Colosseum in Rome, Italy - April 2007” — the Colosseum at dusk — by Diliff, CC BY-SA 2.5, via Wikimedia Commons — resized.
