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Ahijah

Ahijah (uhī'ju) [key], common name in the Bible, occasionally spelled Ahiah. 1. Prophet from Shiloh. 2. Priest in the time of Saul, perhaps the same as Ahimelech 1. 3. One of David's captains. 4. Scribe. 5. Father of King Baasha. 6. Sealer of the covenant.

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