Person Old Testament
Ahijah
Ahijah was a son of Jerahmeel, a descendant of Judah. Mentioned once in Scripture, at 1 Chronicles 2:25.
Why it matters. Son of Jerahmeel, from the tribe of Judah
- Primary passages
- Last reviewed
- 2026-08-30 by the FaithGraph team
About Ahijah
Ahijah is briefly mentioned in the genealogy of the tribe of Judah. He was one of the sons of Jerahmeel, who was a descendant of Judah through his son Hezron. The genealogy lists Ahijah among Jerahmeel's children, along with Ram, Bunah, Oren, and Ozem. No further information about Ahijah's life or role within the tribe is provided in the biblical text. (1Ch.2.25).
Description from STEPBible TIPNR (Tyndale House, Cambridge), CC BY 4.0, lightly reformatted. This is background reference material, not Scripture and not a FaithGraph editorial claim.
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Family
Family links from STEPBible TIPNR (CC BY 4.0). Where the dataset marks an identification as uncertain, the mark is kept. Matthew and Luke give different genealogies for Jesus; see the Lineage page, which never merges them.
- Parents
- Jerahmeel
Appears in Scripture
Named in 1 verse across 1 book. Occurrence data from STEPBible TIPNR (CC BY 4.0); references only, no translation text.
1 Chronicles (1 verse)