Bible Person

Abijah

Meaning: the Lord is my father · Male · 3 cross references

This Abijah entry refers to the priestly or signatory figure in Nehemiah's restoration lists, not King Abijah of Judah or Samuel's son. The name belongs to the renewed covenantal and temple life of the post-exilic community. First appears in Neh 10:7.1

AI summary: This Abijah matters because the cross references place the name within the ordering of priests and covenant signers after exile. Though not a dramatic figure, this kind of remembered leader helps sustain the restored community's worship and identity. Taken together, the material presents this Abijah as a restoration-era priestly figure in the renewed life of Jerusalem.1

Central Figure

Abijah

Meaning: the Lord is my father