Abihud

Abihud
Lunette in the Sistine Chapel of Abihud with Zerubbabel and Eliakim.
ChildrenEliakim
ParentZerubbabel

There are two biblical characters named Abihud.

  • One of the sons of Bela, the son of Benjamin; called also Ahihud (1 Chronicles 8:3,7).
  • A son or grandson of Zerubbabel, and member of the Davidic line. Abihud was the father of Eliakim (Matthew 1:13, "Abiud"), and possibly the same as Obadiah (1 Chronicles 3:21).

The name may also occasionally be romanized as Abioud (Greek) or 'Abiyhuwd (Hebrew).

Meaning

The name "Abihud" means "the (divine) father is glory", according to Cheyne and Black (1899).[1] The name "Ehud" is probably a shorter form of "Abihud."[2]

Descendants

In the genealogy of Jesus, Abihud's male-line descendants are depicted:

  • Generation 1: Eliakim
  • Generation 2: Azor
  • Generation 3: Zadok
  • Generation 4: Achim
  • Generation 5: Eliud
  • Generation 6: Eleazar
  • Generation 7: Matthan
  • Generation 8: Jacob
  • Generation 9: Joseph
  • Generation 10: Jesus

References

  1. ^ Encyclopaedia Biblica, entry for "Abihud"
  2. ^ Encyclopaedia Biblica, entry for "Abihud"
  • Public Domain This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Easton, Matthew George (1897). "Abihud". Easton's Bible Dictionary (New and revised ed.). T. Nelson and Sons.
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