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    6 others in the registry answer to the name Abijah. Every Abijah in the Bible

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    Abijah

    אֲבִיָּהἈβιά

    Abijah, the son of Rehoboam, reigned as king of Judah for three years and continued in the sins of his father.

    verses
    20
    first named
    1 Kings 14:31
    last named
    Matthew 1:7
    period
    Divided Monarchy
    tribe
    Judah

    Description

    Who was Abijah?

    In the words of STEPBible TIPNR:

    Abijah, also known as Abijam (1Ki.14.31), was the second king of Judah after the division of the united monarchy. He was the son of Rehoboam and Maacah, the daughter of Absalom (2Ch.11.20). Abijah reigned for three years in Jerusalem (2Ch.13.1-2; 1Ki.15.1-2).

    During his reign, there was war between Abijah and Jeroboam, the king of Israel (2Ch.13.3). In a battle at Mount Zemaraim, Abijah addressed the Israelites, emphasizing the legitimacy of the Davidic dynasty and the importance of the Levitical priesthood (2Ch.13.4-12). Despite being outnumbered, Judah prevailed against Israel because they relied on the Lord (2Ch.13.13-18).

    Abijah expanded his power, taking cities from Jeroboam and growing stronger (2Ch.13.19-21). However, like his father Rehoboam, Abijah did not fully follow the Lord and allowed idolatry to persist in Judah (1Ki.15.3). He walked in all the sins of his father and did not have a fully devoted heart like his ancestor David (1Ki.15.3).

    Abijah had fourteen wives and fathered twenty-two sons and sixteen daughters (2Ch.13.21). After his death, his son Asa succeeded him as king (1Ki.15.8; 2Ch.14.1). Abijah is also mentioned in the genealogy of Jesus Christ in Mat.1.7.

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    Every entity the graph places in a stated relation with this one, grouped by the kind of link. Each relation is authored once and its inverse derived, so both ends always agree. Rows marked “registry” come from the identity spine rather than from a verse, and a row marked “which bearer is the source’s decision” is one where the name could have meant more than one person. The last group is not a relation at all — it counts the events two entities stand in together.

    How the graph connects Abijah10 of 21 entities the graph connects to Abijah, in 2 groups: kinship 2, events 8. Kinship, company and ground are stated relations; events counts the acts two entities stand in together and is not a relation. Each mark is sized by how many verses name that entity and labelled with the link and the count, so the grouping and the size are both readable without colour. Distance from the centre carries nothing.AsaFather of · 3 events · 53 versesRehoboamChild of · 3 events · 42 versesKinshipIsrael1 event · 2,578 versesJudah4 events · 1,023 versesDavid1 event · 964 versesJerusalem5 events · 888 versesEphraim1 event · 159 versesJeroboam6 events · 81 versesVillage1 event · 77 versesBethel1 event · 69 versesEventsAbijah

    The 10 best-attested of 21 are drawn. All 21 are listed below.

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    and 5 more, ordered by how many events they share.

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    Where this happens

    The places the claims about this person reach, drawn where the gazetteer locates them. A point is where a row puts them and never where tradition does; no line joins two points, because the rows state where and not in what order.

    Where the story of Abijah happensAll 2 places the claims about Abijah reach, on a map of the world the text moves through, framed to them: Jerusalem, Zemaraim. Each dot is a coordinate from the gazetteer, sized by how many rows put Abijah there. The coastline is a modern one, simplified; no border, road or settlement of any period is drawn, and no line joins two points, because the rows state where and not in what order.JerusalemZemaraim
    Divided MonarchyAll 2 places the claims about Abijah reach

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    Where to read it

    Every verse of the text carried here that names this entity — 20, across 4 books. The name is written 22 times in them.

    1. 1 Kings4 verses

      14:3115:115:715:8

    2. 1 Chronicles1 verse

      3:10

    3. 2 Chronicles14 verses

      11:2011:2212:1613:113:213:313:413:1513:1713:1913:2013:2113:2214:1

    4. Matthew1 verse

      1:7

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    Not the direct relations above — these are one hop further out, ranked so that a rare shared connection outweighs a common one. Descriptions by STEPBible TIPNR.

    via Jeush and Shemariah, and 2 moreMahalathRehoboam's wife, granddaughter of Davidvia Jeroboam, Abijah, Judah, and Chosen Men Of Israel’s war of Jeroboam And Israel, Israel, and Jeroboam and War Between Rehoboam JeroboamJeroboamFirst king of the northern kingdom of Israel.via Jeroboam, Abijah, Judah, and Chosen Men Of Israel’s war of Jeroboam And Israel, Israel, and Jeroboam and War Between Rehoboam JeroboamWarWar is a concept gathering 40 labelled instances in the text.via Jeroboam, Abijah, Judah, and Chosen Men Of Israel’s war of Jeroboam And Israel, Israel, and Jeroboam and Asa’s reignJudahIsraelite tribe, kingdom, and provincevia Jeroboam, Abijah, Judah, and Chosen Men Of Israel’s war of Jeroboam And Israel, Israel, and JeroboamIsraelPatriarch, son of Isaac, father of twelve tribesvia Asa’s reignBaasha’s becoming kingBaasha’s becoming king is an event attested across 2 verses, connecting 2 pageable entities.via Asa’s reignBaasha’s reignBaasha’s reign is an event attested across 2 verses, connecting 3 pageable entities.via Asa’s reignBaasha’s striking down of NadabBaasha’s striking down of Nadab is an event attested across 2 verses, connecting 3 pageable entities.via Asa’s reignJerusalemThe capital of Israel, a holy city for three religions

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