Abijah, daughter of Zechariah
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The daughter of Zechariah, and afterwards the wife of Ahaz, and mother of Hezekiah, king of Judah. (2Chr 29:1; comp. Isa 8:2)
She is also called Abi (2Kg 18:2).
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In Rabbinical Literature
Abi saved the life of her son Hezekiah, whom her godless husband, Ahaz, had designed as an offering to Moloch. By anointing him with the blood of the salamander, she enabled him to pass through the fire of Moloch unscathed (Sanh. 63b).
This entry includes text from the Jewish Encyclopedia, 1906.
This entry includes text from Easton's Bible Dictionary, 1897.
