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Jehu ben Jehoshaphat King of Israel

Jehu ben Jehoshaphat King of Israel

Male Abt 880 BC - Yes, date unknown    Has more than 100 ancestors and 4 descendants in this family tree.

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  • Name Jehu ben Jehoshaphat King of Israel  [1
    Birth Abt 880 BC  [2
    Gender Male 
    Death Yes, date unknown 
    Patriarch & Matriarch
    "Yahweh" Yhwh   d. Yes, date unknown  (38 x Great Grandfather) 
    Notes 
    • Jehu (King of Israel)
      Jehu, the son of Jehoshaphat, was the tenth King of the northern kingdom of Israel. Jehu killed a great number of people. He killed the king of Israel, Joram, who was the son of Ahab, with an arrow through the heart. He also killed the king of Judah, Ahaziah. Joram and Ahaziah were related to each other through Ahab and Jezebel. In time, Jehu executed Ahab's entire family, including Jezebel, and fulfilled a prophecy of Elijah (1 Kings 21:17-24). Jehu also killed Ahab's friends and officials.

      Aside from killing members of Ahab's family, who had encouraged the people to worship false idols, Jehu ordered his men to kill the priests of the pagan god, Baal, in a temple. He then converted the pagan temple into a public toilet.

      Jehu reigned as king of Israel for 28 years. When he died, he was buried in Samaria, and his son Jehoahaz became the new king. The story of Jehu is found in 2 Kings, chapters 9 and 10.

      In the British Museum, there is a limestone monument called "the Black Obelisk of Shalmaneser 3" (9th century BC). It depicts Jehu presenting tribute to the king of Assyria, and is the only likeness known of any King of Israel or Judah. In the Israel Museum there is a seal impression from Lacish with Jehu's name on it. The name Jehu means "Yahweh is He."
    Person ID I51440  ktree
    Last Modified 4 Mar 2024 

    Father Jehoshaphat ben Abijah King of Judah,   b. 908 BC, Jerusalem, Judah, S. Kingdom Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 852 BC, Jerusalem, Judah, S. Kingdom Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Relationship natural 
    Family ID F31507  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Children 
     1. Jehoahaz ben Jehu King of Israel,   b. Abt 844 BC   d. Yes, date unknown  [Father: natural]
    Family ID F31883  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 4 Mar 2024 

  • Sources 
    1. [S307] Ancestry.com Individual Tree - Kings of Israel.

    2. [S110] About Bible Prophecy, (Name: Name: AboutBibleProphecy.com;;).



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