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Maachah

mother of King Abijah

Wife of Rehoboam and mother of King Abijah, later removed from queen-mother status by Asa because of idolatry.

7 appearances2 Bible books1 known aliases

Who or what is this?

Maachah was a wife of and the mother of , king of . Kings identifies her as the daughter of Abishalom, while Chronicles calls her the daughter of . She later held the status of queen mother under Asa until Asa removed her because she had made an abominable image for .

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