A Priest of Abijah, Daughter of Aaron

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A Priest of Abijah, Daughter of Aaron

The eighth of the twenty-four orders of courses into which David divided the priests (see 1 Ch 24:1, 4, 10). Of these courses only four returned after the captivity (Ezra 2:34–39), which were again subdivided into twenty-four—retaining the ancient name and order of each. They took the whole temple service for a week each.

‎his wife was of the daughters of Aaron—The priests might marry into any tribe, but “it was most commendable of all to marry one of the priests’ line” [Lightfoot].

Jamieson, Robert, A. R. Fausset, and David Brown. Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible. Oak Harbor, WA: Logos Research Systems, Inc., 1997. Print.

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