Abia

Smith's Bible Dictionary

Abi'a, Abi'ah, or Abi'jah.

1. Son of Becher, the son of Benjamin.  1 Chronicles 7:8.

2. Wife of Hezron.  1 Chronicles 2:24.

3. Second son of Samuel.  1 Samuel 8:2;  1 Chronicles 7:28.

4, The son of Rehoboam.  1 Chronicles 3:10;  Matthew 1:7. See Abijah, 1 or Abijam .

5. Mother of King Hezekiah. Abi

6. Same as Abijah, 4 or Abijam .

Fausset's Bible Dictionary

See also Abijah.

("Father Jehovah," i.e. a man of God).

1. Son of Samuel, whose maladministration as judge furnished one plea for Israel's demand for a king ( 1 Samuel 8:1-5).

2.  1 Chronicles 7:8.

3.  1 Chronicles 2:24.

Easton's Bible Dictionary

 Matthew 1:7 1 Chronicles 7:8 Luke 1:5 1 Chronicles 24:10

Holman Bible Dictionary

 1 Chronicles 3:10 Matthew 1:7 Luke 1:5Abijah

Hastings' Dictionary of the New Testament

Abia ( Authorized Version of  Matthew 1:7,  Luke 1:5).—See Abijah.

American Tract Society Bible Dictionary

In the New Testament the same as Abijah in the Old Testament, which see.

Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature

(‘Αβιά ), a Graecized form of the name Abijah (See Abijah) ( Matthew 1:7;  Luke 1:5). It also occurs ( 1 Chronicles 3:10) instead of Abiah (See Abiah) (q.v.).

in Greek mythology, was a nurse of Hyllus, who built for the father of her charge, Hercules, a temple at Ira, in Messenia, in remembrance of whom Presphontes called this city Abia.

Kitto's Popular Cyclopedia of Biblial Literature

Abi´a [[[Abijah,]] 3]