Abihud

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

There are two biblical characters named Abihud.

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 domainEaston, Matthew George (1897). "Abihud". Easton's Bible Dictionary (New and revised ed.). T. Nelson and Sons.