the eighth of the 24 courses or classes into which the priests were divided for serving at the altar. (1 Chronicles 24; Luke 1:5) See Abia, Abiah, Or Abijah, Abijah Or Abijam, 4.
ABIA, COURSE OF
Meaning of ABIA, COURSE OF in English
Smith's Bible English dictionary. Английский библейский словарь Смита. 2012