Aviyah
Synonyms:
Abijah, a-vi-YAH, אֲבִיָּה
Abijah_of_Judah (Wikipedia)
Abijah | |
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King of Judah | |
![]() Abijam from Guillaume Rouillé's Promptuarii Iconum Insigniorum, 1553 | |
Reign | c. 913 - 911 BC |
Predecessor | Rehoboam, his father |
Successor | Asa, his son |
Born | Jerusalem |
Died | 911 BC possibly Jerusalem |
Burial | Jerusalem |
Spouse | 14 wives |
Issue | 22 sons and 16 daughters |
Hebrew name | אבים בן-רחבעם ’Aviyam ben Rehav’am |
House | House of David |
Father | Rehoboam |
Mother | Maacah, or Micaiah, daughter of Uriel of Gibeah, and granddaughter of Absalom (Abishalom) |
Religion | Judaism |
Abijam was, according to the Hebrew Bible, the fourth king of the House of David and the second of the Kingdom of Judah. He was the son of Rehoboam and the grandson of Solomon. The Chronicler refers to him as Abijah.