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The priestly order of Abijah to which Zacharias belonged originated with King David and his desire to build a Temple for the Most High God in Jerusalem.
Abijah, meaning “My Father is Yahweh” or “Yahweh is my Father,” is a significant figure in the Old Testament. Abijah was a common name, but our focus here is on the Abijah from whom the priestly division, to which Zechariah belonged, derived its name.
The order of Abijah is listed with the priests and Levites who returned with Zerubbabel son of Shealtiel and with Joshua. [ 12 ] A son of Jeroboam , the first king of Israel.
7. The mother of Hezekiah, king of Judah, is called Abi (2 Kings 18:2), an abbreviation for Abijah (2 Chron 29:1). 8. One of the priests in the days of Nehemiah who sealed the covenant of reform in which the people promised to serve the Lord . 9. A priest who returned from Babylon with Zerubbabel .
Abijam (Hebrew: אֲבִיָּם, Modern: ʼAvīyam, Tiberian: ʼĂḇīyyām, "father of the sea" or "my father is the sea/is Yam "; Biblical Greek: Αβιού, romanized: Aviou; Latin: Abiam) [1] was, according to the Hebrew Bible, the fourth king of the House of David and the second of the Kingdom of Judah.
Abijah. 1. Called, in Luke 1:5, Abia; founder of a family among the posterity of Aaron. When David divided the priests into twenty-four courses, to perform the temple-service, in turn, the eighth class was called after him, 1 Chronicles 24:10. To this class of course Zacharias belonged. 2.
What was the 'division of Abijah'? After crowning as his heir Solomon, who would build the temple of Jerusalem, King David chose 24 male descendants of Aaron to lead 24 clans or 'divisions' of priests to perform the priestly duties, including the animal sacrifices, at the temple.
