Abihud Explained

Abihud
Children:	Eliakim
Parents:	Zerubbabel

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 ("Abiud"), and possibly the same as Obadiah (1 Chronicles 3:21).

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

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

Notes and References

1. Encyclopaedia Biblica, entry for "Abihud"
2. Encyclopaedia Biblica, entry for "Abihud"