Abijah

A man, in the time of the Divided Monarchy · named in 2 verses

the name means father (i.e. worshipper) of Jah Strong's Lexicon

Abijah was the head of the eighth priestly division established during King David's reign, and Zechariah, the father of John the Baptist, belonged to this division.

From Easton's Bible Dictionary

Father (i.e., "possessor or worshipper") of Jehovah. (1.) 1 Chr. 7:8. (2.) 1 Chr. 2:24.

Easton's Illustrated Bible Dictionary, 1897 — public domain, quoted in full and unedited.

First named at 1 Chronicles 24:10.

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Verses that name Abijah

1 Chronicles 24:10 the seventh to Hakkoz, the eighth to Abijah,
Luke 1:5 In the time of Herod king of Judea there was a priest named Zechariah, who belonged to the priestly division of Abijah, and whose wife Elizabeth was a descendant of Aaron.