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 5

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Statements (44)

Predicate Object
instanceOf biblical figure
human
king of Judah
alsoKnownAs Abiah
Abijah
linked to: Abijam of Judah
ancestor King David
burialPlace City of David
capital Jerusalem
category Hebrew Bible people
Kings of Judah
linked to: King of Judah
chronologicalPosition second king of Judah after the division of the monarchy
comparison not like David his forefather
conflict war with Jeroboam
contemporary Jeroboam I
describedIn Hebrew Bible
linked to: Tanakh

Old Testament
dynasty House of David
ethnicity Israelite
linked to: Israelites
evaluatedAs did evil in the sight of the LORD
father Rehoboam
gender male
givenName Abijam
grandfather Solomon
house House of Rehoboam
kingdom Kingdom of Judah
languageContext Biblical Hebrew
linked to: Hebrew
mentionedIn 1 Kings 14
1 Kings 15
2 Chronicles 13
monarchyType Davidic monarchy
linked to: House of David
mother Maacah daughter of Abishalom
nameMeaning my father is Yam (or sea) / my father is the LORD (variant etymologies)
predecessor Rehoboam
reasonForDynastyPreservation for David’s sake
reignDuration 3 years
reignLocation Jerusalem
religion Yahwism
scripturalGenre Deuteronomistic history
sourceText Masoretic Text
spouse Maacah daughter of Abishalom
successor Asa of Judah
timePeriod Divided Monarchy
title King of Judah
tribe Tribe of Judah

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Referenced by (5)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Abijah alternateName Abijam
Asa father Abijam
Asa predecessor Abijam
Abijam givenName Abijam
Maacah activeDuringReignOf Abijam