Rabbinic writers suggest that Abijah made a pilgrimage to the temple in Jerusalem or that he removed the guards that his father had posted to prevent the Israelites from going to Jerusalem.
Rabīniskajā literatūrā ir izteikts pieņēmums, ka Abija bija devies uz Jeruzalemes templi pielūgt Dievu vai arī bija noņēmis tēva izlikto sardzi, kas liedza izraēliešiem doties uz Jeruzalemi.