Abijah

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Abijah was a king of Judah in the Hebrew Bible, known for his brief reign following his father Rehoboam and his conflicts with the northern kingdom of Israel.

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Abijah canonical 5

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Biblical figure
Human
King of Judah
alternateName Abijam
ancestralReligion Religion of David and Solomon
associatedWithTribe Tribe of Judah
capitalCity Jerusalem
conflict War with Jeroboam I of Israel
conflictsWith Northern Kingdom of Israel
surface form: Kingdom of Israel
dynasty King Davidic dynasty
surface form: Davidic dynasty
gender male
geopoliticalContext Divided Monarchy period
surface form: Divided monarchy of Israel and Judah
hasAncestor David
hasFather Rehoboam
hasGrandfather King Solomon
surface form: Solomon
house King Davidic dynasty
surface form: House of David
kingdom Judah
languageContext Hebrew
surface form: Biblical Hebrew
mentionedIn 1 Kings
2 Chronicles
Tanakh
surface form: Hebrew Bible

Bible
surface form: Old Testament
opponent Jeroboam I
precedes Asa
region Levant region
surface form: Southern Levant
reignCharacterization brief reign
reignsOver Kingdom of Judah
religion Yahwism
scripturalRole Southern king in the divided kingdom period
sourceTradition Chronicler’s history
Deuteronomistic history
succeeds Rehoboam
successionType hereditary monarchy
title King of Judah

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Rehoboam child Abijah
Rehoboam successor Abijah
Asa father Abijah
Asa predecessor Abijah