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~~{{summary | text~~__NOTOC__==Synopsis==~~Abijam, son of [[Rehoboam]], was a king of Judah.}}~~

~~{{overview}}~~Abijam (אבים meaning "father of the sea" or "my father is Yahweh"), son of [[Rehoboam]], was a king of Judah in the 10th century BC. He was also called Abijah. ==Contents==

* [[Ancient Israel and Judah]]

* [[1 Kings 15]]

~~{{links}}~~==Main article== Abijam (אבים meaning "father of the sea" or "my father is Yahweh"), son of [[Rehoboam]], was a king of Judah. He was also called Abijah. ===Reign=== [[William F. Albright]] has dated his reign to [[915 BC]]-[[913 BC]], while [[E.R. Thiele]] offers the dates [[913 BC]]-[[911 BC]]. He began his three years' reign ([[2 Chronicles 12:16]]; [[2 Chronicles 13|13]]:1,2) with a strenuous but unsuccessful effort to bring back the ten tribes to their allegiance. His address to "Jeroboam and all Israel," before encountering them in battle, is worthy of especial notice ([[2 Chronicles 13]]:5-12). It was a very bloody battle, no fewer than 500,000 of the army of [[Israel]] having perished on the field. He is described as having walked "in all the sins of his father" ([[1 Kings 15:3]]; [[2 Chronicles 11]]:20-22). ===Family=== It is said in [[1 Kings 15:2]] that "his mother's name was [[Maachah]], the daughter of [[Abishalom]]" but in [[Books of Chronicles|2 Chronicles]] 13:2 we read, "his mother's name was [[Michaiah]], the daughter of [[Uriel of Gibeah]]." The explanation is that Maachah is just a variation of the name Michaiah, and that Abishalom is probably the same as [[Absalom]], the son of [[King David|David]]. It is probable that "Uriel of Gibeah" married [[Tamar]], the daughter of Absalom ([[2 Samuel 14:27]]), and by her had Maachah. The word "daughter" in [[1 Kings 15:2]] will thus, as it frequently elsewhere does, mean granddaughter. ==Links==

* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abijam Wikipedia - Abijam]

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