Jamieson, Fausset & Brown
Reformed
1871
“Abijah--one of the ancestors of John the Baptist (Luk 1:5).”
The interpretation timeline
Neh 12:4
How this passage has been read — the sources, oldest to newest.
From the early Church Fathers to now.
Neh 12:4 · Douay-Rheims
“Addo, Genthon, Abia,”
Post-Reformation
c. 1650 – 1900
1871
A.D.
Modern · 1953 →
The in-app commentary runs from the Fathers to the early-modern record, then stops — that's where the public-domain sources end, not where the reading does. For the modern reading, follow the sources directly.