Old Testament
Abi
The daughter of Zechariah and mother of King Hezekiah of Judah.
Abi, also known as Abijah, was the wife of King Ahaz and the mother of King Hezekiah. Her significance in the biblical record is tied to her role in the royal lineage of Judah during a period of spiritual transition. She is mentioned solely to identify the parentage of Hezekiah, who became one of Judah's most notable reforming kings.
In the text
- Verses
- 2
- Books
- 2
- First appears
- 2 Kings 18:2
- Last appears
- 2 Chronicles 29:1
Where Abi appears
2 verses · 2 chaptersIn the same books
- Nebat24 versesAn Ephraimite of Zeredah and the father of Jeroboam I, the first king of the northern kingdom of Israel.
- Jehoahaz21 versesJehoahaz refers to two kings: a son of Jehu who ruled Israel and a son of Josiah who ruled Judah.
- Ahikam20 versesA faithful official under King Josiah who protected the prophet Jeremiah from execution.
- Sennacherib14 versesThe Neo-Assyrian king who besieged Jerusalem during the reign of King Hezekiah.
- Amoz13 versesAmoz is identified in Scripture solely as the father of the prophet Isaiah.
- Remaliah13 versesThe father of Pekah, the usurper king of Israel who conspired against Pekahiah.
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