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    Abijah

    uh-BY-juh

    Hebrew
    Unisex
    In the King James Bible
    Meaning
    My father is the LORD; The LORD is my father
    Origin
    Hebrew
    Is it in the Bible?
    Yes — Abijah (spelled Abia in the King James Bible) appears in the King James Bible, including 2 Chronicles 13:4-5.
    First appears in
    1 Samuel — The united and divided kingdom
    Peak US usage
    No recorded United States usage in the 1880–2008 records
    Spiritual meaning
    Abijah — 'the LORD is my father' — declares the most intimate relationship possible with God. Across its many bearers, the name teaches that claiming God as Father is both a privilege and a responsibility.
    King James verses
    • 2 Chronicles 13:4-5

      "And Abijah stood up upon mount Zemaraim... and said, Hear me, thou Jeroboam, and all Israel; Ought ye not to know that the LORD God of Israel gave the kingdom over Israel to David for ever?"

    • Luke 1:5

      "There was in the days of Herod, the king of Judaea, a certain priest named Zacharias, of the course of Abia."

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