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Abihud?
also known as: Abiud and Ahihud
Meaning: father (i.e., “possessor”) of renown
This is the name of 2 biblical men.
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Abihud (Abiud), a son of Bela
also known as: Ahihud (1 Chr. 8:7)
He is a grandson of Benjamin (1 Chronicles 8:3).
His father Bela was Benjamin’s firstborn (Genesis 46:21; 1 Chronicles 7:6; 8:1).
Relatives
- Father: Bela
- Mother: not named
- Paternal Grandfather: Benjamin
- Paternal Great-grandfather: Jacob / Israel
- Brothers: Addar (or Ard), Gera, Abihud, Abishua, Naaman, Ahoah, Gera, Shephuphan, and Huram (Hiram) (1 Chronicles 8:3–5)
- Sisters: not named or numbered in the Bible
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Abihud, descendant of Zerubbabel
also known as: Abiud (Matthew 1:13), Juda (Luke 3:26), and Obadiah (1 Chronicles 3:21)
He is a descendant of Zerubbabel and father of Eliakim.
Zerubbabel was a prominent post-exilic leader, governor of Judah under Persian rule, and a direct descendant of King David through the royal line of Jehoiachin (Jeconiah). He led the return from Babylon, oversaw the rebuilding of the Temple, and is treated with special significance by the prophets Haggai and Zechariah (who speak of him as God’s “signet ring”). Zerubbabel himself is frequently described in secondary literature as a prince of the house of David because of his royal ancestry and leadership role, even though he did not reign as king.
This descendant of King David is in the direct line to Joseph the legal father of Jesus Christ by adoption.
Lineage—David to Joseph
KING DAVID → King Solomon → King Rehoboam → King Abijah (Abijam) → King Asa → King Jehoshaphat → King Jehoram (Joram) → King Ahaziah (Uzziah) → King Jotham → King Ahaz → King Hezekiah → King Manasseh → King Amon → King Josiah → Jeconiah (Jechonias, Jekonjah, Coniah, Jehoiachin) → Prince Shealtiel → Prince Zerubbabel (Zorobabel) → Abiud (Abihud) → Governor Eliakim → Azor → Zadok → Achim → Eliud → Eleazar → Matthan → Jacob → JOSEPH, the adoptive, legal father of Jesus Christ
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