Abijah (queen)
| Abijah | |
|---|---|
| Queen consort of Judea | |
| Reign | c.732 – 716 BCE |
| Spouse | Ahaz |
| Issue | Hezekiah |
| Father | Zachariah |
Abijah is a person named in the
2 Kings
18:2).
Some writers[2] consider Abijah to be the almah or "young woman" (at the time of the prophecy) in the Immanuel prophecy in Isaiah 7:14, and that the child who will be an infant when Rezin and Pekah are defeated by Tiglath-Pileser III (reigned 745–727 BCE) may be the future heir, Hezekiah.
References
- Wikidata Q115281590.
- ^ Whittaker, Harry (1988). Isaiah (PDF). Cannock, Staffordshire: Biblia Books.[permanent dead link]