Abijam

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Abijam is a biblical king of Judah, known from the Hebrew Bible as a short-reigning successor of Rehoboam and a descendant of King David.

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Label Occurrences
Abijam canonical 3

Statements (44)

Predicate Object
instanceOf biblical figure
human
king of Judah
alsoKnownAs Abiah NERFINISHED
Abijah NERFINISHED
ancestor King David NERFINISHED
burialPlace City of David NERFINISHED
capital Jerusalem NERFINISHED
category Hebrew Bible people
Kings of Judah NERFINISHED
chronologicalPosition second king of Judah after the division of the monarchy
comparison not like David his forefather
conflict war with Jeroboam
contemporary Jeroboam I NERFINISHED
describedIn Hebrew Bible NERFINISHED
Old Testament NERFINISHED
dynasty House of David NERFINISHED
ethnicity Israelite NERFINISHED
evaluatedAs did evil in the sight of the LORD
father Rehoboam NERFINISHED
gender male
givenName Abijam NERFINISHED
grandfather Solomon NERFINISHED
house House of Rehoboam NERFINISHED
kingdom Kingdom of Judah NERFINISHED
languageContext Biblical Hebrew NERFINISHED
mentionedIn 1 Kings 14
1 Kings 15
2 Chronicles 13
monarchyType Davidic monarchy NERFINISHED
mother Maacah daughter of Abishalom NERFINISHED
nameMeaning my father is Yam (or sea) / my father is the LORD (variant etymologies)
predecessor Rehoboam NERFINISHED
reasonForDynastyPreservation for David’s sake
reignDuration 3 years
reignLocation Jerusalem NERFINISHED
religion Yahwism NERFINISHED
scripturalGenre Deuteronomistic history NERFINISHED
sourceText Masoretic Text NERFINISHED
spouse Maacah daughter of Abishalom NERFINISHED
successor Asa of Judah NERFINISHED
timePeriod Divided Monarchy
title King of Judah
tribe Tribe of Judah NERFINISHED

Referenced by (3)

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Abijah alternateName Abijam
Asa father Abijam
Asa predecessor Abijam