He reigned three years in Jerusalem. His mother’s name also was Michaiah the daughter of Uriel of Gibeah. And there was war between Abijah and Jeroboam.
Key themes
Glossary
- Abijah Person
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Father (i. e., “possessor or worshipper”) of Jehovah. (1. ) 1 Chr. 7:8 . (2. ) 1 Chr. 2:24 . (3. ) The second son of Samuel ( 1 Sam. 8:2 ; 1 Chr. 6:28 ).
- Jeroboam Person
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Increase of the people. (1. ) The son of Nebat ( 1 Kings 11:26-39 ), “an Ephrathite,” the first king of the ten tribes, over whom he reigned twenty-two years (B. C. 976-945).
- Gibeah Place
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Biblical settlement. Modern identification: south of Hebron.
- Jerusalem Place
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Biblical settlement. Modern identification: Jerusalem.
- Michaiah Person
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(1. ) The queen-mother of King Abijah ( 2 Chr. 13:2 ). (See MAACAH [4]). (2. ) One of those sent out by Jehoshaphat to instruct the people in the law ( 2 Chr. 17:7 ). (3. ) 2 Kings 22:12 . (4. ) The son of Gemariah.
- Uriel Person
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God is my light. (1. ) A Levite of the family of Kohath ( 1 Chr. 6:24 ). (2. ) The chief of the Kohathites at the time when the ark was brought up to Jerusalem ( 1 Chr. 15:5 , 11).