Abiah
Mentioned 1111–1099 BC traditional (Jones)
The second son of Samuel (1 Sam. 8:2; 1 Chr. 6:28). His conduct, along with that of his brother, as a judge in Beer-sheba, to which office his father had appointed him, led to popular discontent, and ultimately provoked the people to demand a royal form of government.
From Easton’s Bible Dictionary (1897).
- The 44th generation from Adam, counting Adam as the first.
- Mentioned in the era of the Judges, 1450–1051 BC.
- Named in the same verses as Joel and Samuel.
Computed from the data. Years are traditional (Jones).
Family
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Places
Places named in the same verses as Abiah, with the number of verses they share; a larger marker means more. Locations follow OpenBible.info, which grades each identification.
- likely location: Beersheba1
Timeline
The strip runs from Creation to AD 100; the shaded part, 1136–1074 BC, is drawn below at a larger scale around these mentions, with 2 contemporaries. Years are traditional (Jones), shown as recorded, not as settled fact.
Mentions
2 tagged verses in 2 books. Select a book to read its verses.
The name in each translation
| Text | Occurrences of each name |
|---|---|
| BSB | Abiah 0 |
| KJV | Abiah 4 |
| ASV | Abiah 0 |
Whole-word, case-sensitive count of the name string (regex \bName\b, so possessives like "Abraham's" count) across the whole Bible text of each translation; this counts the string, not the person, so other people who share the name are included and pronoun references are not. How Begat counts
Every verse
All 2 tagged verses, by book, in canonical order. The Berean Standard Bible is shown; switch to the King James or American Standard Version.
1 Samuel1 verse
- 8:2
The name of his firstborn son was Joel, and the name of his second was Abijah. They were judges in Beersheba.
1 Chronicles1 verse
- 6:28
The sons of Samuel: Joel his firstborn and Abijah his second son.
Easton’s Bible Dictionary
The full entry, public domain, as printed in 1897.
The second son of Samuel (1 Sam. 8:2; 1 Chr. 6:28). His conduct, along with that of his brother, as a judge in Beer-sheba, to which office his father had appointed him, led to popular discontent, and ultimately provoked the people to demand a royal form of government.