Abihud is a name found in the King James Bible, appearing 1 time in the text.
Who This Was
Abihud was a descendant of Benjamin, mentioned in the genealogy of Saul. He appears in the record of the sons of Bela, who was himself a son of Benjamin, the patriarch after whom one of Israel’s tribes was named. In this single verse, the Chronicler lists the sons of Bela: Addar, Gera, and Abihud. These names stand together in the family line that would eventually produce Saul, Israel’s first king. So Abihud belongs to an early generation of Benjaminites, a link in the chain between Benjamin and the royal house of Saul.
Scripture tells us nothing more about Abihud than his name and his place in this lineage. We are not given his deeds, his character, his age, or the circumstances of his life. He appears once, in a list, and then the record moves on. Yet that brief mention is not without meaning. The genealogies of Chronicles were carefully preserved to show how God’s people were connected across generations, and Abihud’s name is part of that record.
What Scripture says of him, then, is simply this: he was a son of Bela, a descendant of Benjamin, and a member of the family from which Saul came. He did nothing recorded for good or ill. His life is known to God, and his name is kept in the sacred text, even though the details of his days are hidden from us.
The Name
The name Abihud is Hebrew, and its meaning is generally understood to be “my father is majesty” or “father of majesty,” from the elements *abi* (“my father”) and *hod* (“majesty,” “splendor,” or “glory”). Some renderings give “father of praise” or “my father is glorious.” The meaning is reasonably well established from the Hebrew components, though as with many ancient names, the exact nuance can vary. It is a name that ascribes honor and glory to a father, and by extension, it echoes the kind of reverence for ancestry and for God that runs through the tribal genealogies of Israel.
A Closing Thought
Most of us will never be remembered in a list like this one. Our lives will not be summarized in a single line of Scripture. But Abihud reminds us that being known by God is enough. He lived, he belonged to a family, he took his place in the story of God’s people, and his name was preserved for generations. Faithfulness is not measured by how much is written about us, but by the fact that we are held in the memory of the One who numbers even the sparrows. A quiet life in a long line of ordinary people is still a life held by God.
At a Glance
- Gender: Male
- Testament: Old
- Mentions in the KJV: 1
Where It Appears in Scripture
- 1 Chronicles 8:3 — And the sons of Bela were, Addar, and Gera, and Abihud,