person · P0401
Aviyah אביה
Son of Rechavam; a three-year reign spent at war with Yeravam. Kings judges him by his father's sins, yet grants that for David's sake God left him a lamp in Jerusalem; Divrei HaYamim gives him a great victory over Israel after his covenant speech on Mount Tzemaraim.
I. Who
- Hebrew
- אביה
- Also known as
- Aviyam, Abijah, Abijam
- Era
- bible
- Parents
- Rechavam
- Children
- Asa
II. When
- Traditional
- c. 2951–2984 AM (reigned 2981–2984, three years)
- Academic
- reigned c. 913–911 BCE
- Lifespan (traditional)
- ≈33 years
- Precision
- approximate
III. Where
- Places
- Jerusalem
V. How do we know
| Claim | Evidence | Confidence | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| In the eighteenth year of King Yeravam ben Nevat, Aviyam became king over Yehudah; he reigned three years in Jerusalem.
Kings calls him Aviyam; Divrei HaYamim, Aviyah.
|
biblical | ★★★★★ | |
| Divrei HaYamim recounts his war with Yeravam: God struck Yeravam and all Israel before Aviyah and Yehudah, the cities of Beit El and its environs fell to him, and Yeravam did not regain strength in his days. | biblical | ★★★★★ | |
| The placement (reigned 2981–2984 AM) is a schematic Mesorah Atlas reconstruction: the regnal years stated in Kings are chained forward from the division of the kingdom in 2964 AM on the traditional (Seder Olam) timeline, with sub-year reigns counted as zero. The cited source states the reign's length, not absolute dates.
The cited sources establish relative chronology or regnal duration; they do not state the absolute AM range.
|
tradition reconstruction | ★★☆☆☆ |