Abihud

The name may also occasionally be romanized as Abioud (Greek) or 'Abiyhuwd (Hebrew).

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

There are two biblical characters named Abihud.

• One of the sons of Bela, the son of Benjamin; called also Ahihud (1 Chronicles 8:3,7).
• A son or grandson of Zerubbabel, and member of the Davidic line. Abihud was the father of Eliakim (Matthew 1:13, "Abiud"), and possibly the same as Obadiah (1 Chronicles 3:21).

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"

•  This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Easton, Matthew George (1897). Easton's Bible Dictionary (New and revised ed.). T. Nelson and Sons. Missing or empty |title= (help)