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Jehosheba
Sign in to savethumb|"Joash is rescued by his aunt Jehosheba", print by Harmen Jansz Muller, c. 1565–69; the pair are visible at far left Jehosheba (alternately Jehoshabeath; Yəhōšeḇa‘, "Yahweh is an oath"), or Josaba, is a figure in the Hebrew Bible. She was the daughter of King Jehoram of Judah, sister to King Ahaziah of Judah and wife of Jehoiada the priest. She was a daughter of Jehoram, but not necessarily of Athaliah. After the death of Ahaziah, his mother, Athaliah, made herself Queen of Judah and ordered the execution of all members of the royal family that could claim the throne. However, according
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It sits within the topics 9th-century BCE Hebrew people, 9th-century BC women and Books of Kings people.
Its subject is documented across 10 Wikipedia language editions.
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- Gender
- female
- Spouse
- Jehoiada
- Father
- Jehoram
- Sibling
- Ahaziah
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- Koningin Atalja laat de koningskinderen doden Geschiedenis van Joas en koningin Atalja (serietitel), RP-P-1890-A-15408.jpg
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- date of birth
- 0900-01-01
- present in work
- Second Book of Chronicles
- described by source
- Bible Encyclopedia of Archimandrite Nicephorus
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thumb|"Joash is rescued by his aunt Jehosheba", print by Harmen Jansz Muller, c. 1565–69; the pair are visible at far left Jehosheba (alternately Jehoshabeath; Yəhōšeḇa‘, "Yahweh is an oath"), or Josaba, is a figure in the Hebrew Bible. She was the daughter of King Jehoram of Judah, sister to King Ahaziah of Judah and wife of Jehoiada the priest. She was a daughter of Jehoram, but not necessarily of Athaliah. After the death of Ahaziah, his mother, Athaliah, made herself Queen of Judah and ordered the execution of all members of the royal family that could claim the throne. However, according to , Jehosheba saved from the massacre her infant nephew Jehoash, Ahaziah's son and Athaliah's grandson:
Jehoash, then one year old, was the only survivor of the massacre. Jehosheba and Jehoiada hid him in the Temple for six years.
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