Biblical person
Abijah
judge
People
also: Abijah
Abijah, a son of Samuel, served as a judge in Beersheba alongside Joel.
Abijah in the Bible is Samuel’s son, identified as the second son after Joel and as a judge in Beersheba. 1 Samuel 8:2 names Joel as Samuel’s firstborn and Abijah as his second son; the verse says that both served as judges there. 1 Chronicles 6:28 also includes Abijah among Samuel’s sons. Abijah is named in at least 2 verses across 2 books: 1 Samuel and 1 Chronicles.
2
Verses
2
Books
1 Samuel 8:2
First named
Across Scripture
1 Samuel · 1 Chronicles