Abijam - father of the sea; i.e., "seaman" the name always used in Kings
of the king of Judah, the son of Rehoboam, elsewhere called
Abijah (1 Kings 15:1,7,8). (See Abijah , 5.)
... it did not always have inherently negative implications, it merely designated anyone who assumed power for any period of time without a legitimate basis of ...