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See also:ABIJAH (Heb. Abiyyah and Abiyyahu, "Yah is. See also:father") , a name See also:borne by nine different persons mentioned in the Old Testament, of whom the most noteworthy are the following. (I) The son and successor of See also:Rehoboam, See also:- KING
- KING (O. Eng. cyning, abbreviated into cyng, cing; cf. O. H. G. chun- kuning, chun- kunig, M.H.G. kiinic, kiinec, kiinc, Mod. Ger. Konig, O. Norse konungr, kongr, Swed. konung, kung)
- KING [OF OCKHAM], PETER KING, 1ST BARON (1669-1734)
- KING, CHARLES WILLIAM (1818-1888)
- KING, CLARENCE (1842–1901)
- KING, EDWARD (1612–1637)
- KING, EDWARD (1829–1910)
- KING, HENRY (1591-1669)
- KING, RUFUS (1755–1827)
- KING, THOMAS (1730–1805)
- KING, WILLIAM (1650-1729)
- KING, WILLIAM (1663–1712)
king of See also:Judah (2 Chron. xii. reigned about two years (918—915 B.C.). The ac-See also:counts of him in the books of See also:Kings and See also:Chronicles are very conflicting (compare r Kings xv. 2 and .2 Chron. xi.2o with 2 Chron. xiii.2). The Chronicler tells us that he has See also:drawn his facts from the See also:Midrash (Commentary) of the See also:prophet Iddo. This is perhaps sufficient to explain the See also:character of the narrative. (2) The second sonof See also:Samuel (I Sam. viii. 2; I Chron vi. 28 [13]). He and his See also:brother See also:Joel judged at See also:Beersheba. Their misconduct was made by the elders of See also:Israel a pretext for demanding a king (I Sam. viii.
4). (3) A son of See also:Jeroboam I., king of Israel; he died See also:young (1 Sings xiv. r if., 17), (4) See also:Head of the eighth See also:- ORDER
- ORDER (through Fr. ordre, for earlier ordene, from Lat. ordo, ordinis, rank, service, arrangement; the ultimate source is generally taken to be the root seen in Lat. oriri, rise, arise, begin; cf. " origin ")
- ORDER, HOLY
order of priests (1 Chron. See also:xxiv. To), the order to which See also:Zacharias, the father of. See also:John the Baptist, belonged (See also:Luke i. 5).
The alternative See also:form Abijam is probably a See also:mistake, though it is upheld by M. Jastrow.
End of Article: ABIJAH (Heb. Abiyyah and Abiyyahu, "Yah is. father")
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