Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897)
, “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).
Smith's Bible Dictionary (1863)
[Abia, Abiah, Or Abijah, Abijah Or Abijam, 1]
Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible (1898) & Schaff's Bible Dictionary
ABI'JAM(father of the sea, i. e. a maritime person). 1 Kgs 15:1, 1 Kgs 15:7, 1 Kgs 15:8. See Abijah (2).
Hitchcock's Bible Names (1869)
father of the sea