ACHIM (Ἀχείμ).—An ancestor of Joseph, according to the genealogy of our Lord in St. Matthew’s Gospel (Matthew 1:14). The name may be a shortened form of Jehoiachim, or it may be for Ahiam (cf. 1 Chronicles 11:35) or Jachin (cf. Genesis 46:10).
ACHIM (Ἀχείμ).—An ancestor of Joseph, according to the genealogy of our Lord in St. Matthew’s Gospel (Matthew 1:14). The name may be a shortened form of Jehoiachim, or it may be for Ahiam (cf. 1 Chronicles 11:35) or Jachin (cf. Genesis 46:10).
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