- Abijah:
- As the Evangelist Luke mentions the course of Abia, it is evident that these courses of the priests, established by David, no doubt under Divine direction, were continued, with some alterations, till the days of Christ. These records must therefore have been very useful after the Babylonian captivity. "Iddo,ª Ginnetho,ª Abijah,ª" {Neh 12:4} + "Of Abijah,ª Zichri;ª of Miniamin,ª of Moadiah,ª Piltai;ª" {Neh 12:17} + "There wasª° inª the¹ daysª of Herod,ª the¹ kingª of Judaea,ª a certainª priestª namedª Zacharias,ª ofª the courseª of Abia:ª andª hisª wifeª [was] ofª the¹ daughtersª of Aaron,ª andª herª nameª [was] Elisabeth.ª" {Lke 1:5}, Abia
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