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| name = Abihud
| image = Michelangelo, lunetta, Zerubbabel - Abiud - Eliakim 01.jpg
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| caption = [[Lunette]] in the [[Sistine Chapel]] of Abihud with [[Zerubbabel]] and [[Eliakim, son of Abiud|Eliakim]].
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| children = [[Eliakim, son of Abiud|Eliakim]]
| parents = [[Zerubbabel]]
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There are two biblical characters named '''Abihud'''.
* One of the sons of [[Bela (biblical figure)|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 (Bible)|Eliakim]] ([[Matthew 1:13]], "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).<ref>''Encyclopaedia Biblica,'' entry for [https://archive.org/details/encyclopaediabib01cheyuoft "Abihud"]</ref> The name "[[Ehud]]" is probably a shorter form of "Abihud."<ref>''Encyclopaedia Biblica,'' entry for [https://archive.org/details/encyclopaediabib01cheyuoft "Abihud"]</ref>

==Descendants==
In the [[genealogy of Jesus]], Abihud's male-line descendants are depicted:
*Generation 1: [[Eliakim, son of Abiud|Eliakim]]
*Generation 2: [[Azor (biblical figure)|Azor]]
*Generation 3: Zadok
*Generation 4: Achim
*Generation 5: [[Eliud (biblical figure)|Eliud]]
*Generation 6: [[Eleazar, son of Eliud|Eleazar]]
*Generation 7: Matthan
*Generation 8: Jacob
*Generation 9: [[Saint Joseph|Joseph]]
*Generation 10: [[Jesus]]

==References==
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* {{eastons|Abihud}}

[[Category:Set index articles on Hebrew Bible people]]
[[Category:Davidic line]]
[[Category:Jewish royalty]]

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