Person Old Testament
Ahijah
Also known as Ahijah =ESV, NIV; Ahiah =KJV
Ahijah was a son of Ehud, a descendant of Benjamin. Mentioned once in Scripture, at 1 Chronicles 8:7.
Why it matters. Son of Ehud, from the tribe of Benjamin
- Primary passages
- Last reviewed
- 2026-08-30 by the FaithGraph team
About Ahijah
Ahijah is mentioned briefly in the genealogy of the tribe of Benjamin. He was one of the sons of Ehud, who was a descendant of Benjamin through his son Bela. The genealogy traces the lineage of several prominent Benjamite families, but no specific details are given about Ahijah's life or role within the tribe. (1Ch.8.7).
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
- Ehud
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)