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Abia

Abia my father is the Lord, the Greek form of Abijah, or Abijam (Matt 1:7), instead of Abiah (1Chr 7:8). In Luke 1:5, the name refers to the head of the eighth of the twenty-four courses into which David divid...

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Abia my father is the Lord, the Greek form of Abijah, or Abijam (Matt 1:7), instead of Abiah (1Chr 7:8). In Luke 1:5, the name refers to the head of the eighth of the twenty-four courses into which David divided the priests (1Chr 24:10).

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