How to Pronounce Abia
uh-BY-uh
Abia is pronounced uh-BY-uh (əˈbaɪə): three syllables, stress on the second.
What does Abia mean?
Abia means “the Lord is my father”.
Hitchcock’s Bible Names (1869), public domain.
Who was Abia?
My father is the Lord, the Greek form of Abijah, or Abijam (Matt. 1:7), instead of Abiah (1 Chr. 7:8). In Luke 1:5, the name refers to the head of the eighth of the twenty-four courses into which David divided the priests (1 Chr. 24:10).
Adapted from Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897), public domain.
Found in Scripture
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