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Abijah אֲבִיָּה
Returned priest. Abijah was one of the priests who sealed the covenant during Nehemiah's time and was also listed among the priests who returned from the Babylonian exile.
Where Abijah appears
Nehemiah (3)
Key verses
- Nehemiah 10:7 first mention — Meshullam, Abijah, Mijamin,
- Nehemiah 12:4 — Iddo, Ginnetho, Abijah,
- Nehemiah 12:17 — Of Abijah, Zichri; of Miniamin, of Moadiah, Piltai;
Person data: STEPBible.org TIPNR, Tyndale House Cambridge (CC BY 4.0), adapted. Several people in the Bible share this name; this page is about the one described above. Verse text: King James Version.