the Lord is my father
Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary
ABIAH.See Abijah.
Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible
Edited by James Hastings, D.D. Published in 1909
Abi'a, Abi'ah, or Abi'jah. See Abia, Abijah or Abijam. Same as Abijah or Abijam.
Smith's Bible Dictionary
By Dr. William Smith.Published in 1863
the second son of the prophet Samuel, and brother of Joel. Samuel having entrusted to his sons the administration of public justice, and admitted them to a share in the government, they behaved so ill, that the people demanded a king, 1Sa_8:2. A.M. 2909.
Biblical and Theological Dictionary by Richard Watson
PRINTER 1849.
Abi?ah or Abijah, one of the sons of Samuel who were entrusted with the administration of justice, and whose misconduct afforded the ostensible ground on which the Israelites demanded that their government should be changed into a monarchy (1Sa_8:1-5).
The Popular Cyclopedia of Biblical Literature
by John Kitto.
Abiah
a less correct mode (1Sa_8:2; 1Ch_2:4; 1Ch_6:28; 1Ch_7:8) of Anglicizing the name ABIJAH SEE ABIJAH (q.v.).
another mode of Anglicizing (1Sa_14:3; 1Sa_14:18; 1Ki_4:3; 1Ch_8:7) the name AHIJAH SEE AHIJAH (q.v.).
CYCLOPEDIA OF BIBLICAL, THEOLOGICAL AND ECCLESIASTICAL
press 1895.