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== American Tract Society Bible Dictionary <ref name="term_15397" /> == | == American Tract Society Bible Dictionary <ref name="term_15397" /> == | ||
<p> 1. Called, in <span> [[Luke]] 1:5 </span> , Abia; founder of a family among the posterity of Aaron. When [[David]] divided the priests into twenty-four courses, to perform the temple-service, in turn, the eighth class was called after him, <span> 1 [[Chronicles]] 24:10 </span> . To this class of course [[Zacharias]] belonged. </p> <p> 2. [[Son]] of Jeroboam, the first king of Israel. [[He]] died young, and much beloved and lamented, for in him there was found some good thing towards the Lord, <span> 1 Kings 14:1-18 </span> </p> <p> 3. Son of Rehoboam, the first king of Judah; called in, <span> 1 Kings 22:53 </span> , Abijam. He came to the throne A.M. 3046, and reigned only three years. [[In]] war with [[Jeroboam]] he gained a signal victory, <span> 2 Chronicles 13:1-22 </span> ; yet he followed the evil example of his father. [[His]] mother Maachah, or Michaiah, was probably the granddaughter of Absalom, <span> 1 Kings 15:2 </span> <span> 2 Chronicles 11:20 </span> <span> 13:2 </span> </p> <p> 4. The mother of [[King]] Hezekiah, <span> 2 Chronicles 29:1 </span> . </p> | <p> 1. Called, in <span> [[Luke]] 1:5 </span> , Abia; founder of a family among the posterity of Aaron. When [[David]] divided the priests into twenty-four courses, to perform the temple-service, in turn, the eighth class was called after him, <span> 1 [[Chronicles]] 24:10 </span> . To this class of course [[Zacharias]] belonged. </p> <p> 2. [[Son]] of Jeroboam, the first king of Israel. [[He]] died young, and much beloved and lamented, for in him there was found some good thing towards the Lord, <span> 1 Kings 14:1-18 </span> </p> <p> 3. Son of Rehoboam, the first king of Judah; called in, <span> 1 Kings 22:53 </span> , Abijam. He came to the throne A.M. 3046, and reigned only three years. [[In]] war with [[Jeroboam]] he gained a signal victory, <span> 2 Chronicles 13:1-22 </span> ; yet he followed the evil example of his father. [[His]] mother Maachah, or Michaiah, was probably the granddaughter of Absalom, <span> 1 Kings 15:2 </span> <span> 2 Chronicles 11:20 </span> <span> 13:2 </span> </p> <p> 4. The mother of [[King]] Hezekiah, <span> 2 Chronicles 29:1 </span> . </p> | ||
