Jehoahaz King of Judah 
Jehoahaz was born in Jerusalem, Israel. Jehoahaz's father was Josiah King of Judah and his mother was Hamutal Queen of Judah. His paternal grandparents were Amon King of Judah and Jedidah Queen of Judah; his maternal grandfather is Jeremiah son of Hilkiah. He had three brothers named Eliakim \ Jehoiakim, Shallum and Zedekiah. He had a half-brother named UNKNOWN. He died in Memphis, Egypt.General Notes
Jehoahaz (Hebrew, "God has grasped"), in the Old Testament, the name of the 11th king of Israel (the Northern Kingdom) and of the 17th king of Judah. Jehoahaz of Israel was the son of Jehu, who founded the fifth dynasty in Israel, and he reigned for seventeen years (815?-798? bc) (see 2 Kings 10:35; 13:1-5). During his reign, the Syrians, under the rule of Hazael and his son Ben-hadad, made serious inroads into the kingdom of Israel, greatly reducing the military power of Jehoahaz. Because of these defeats, the worship of Asharah, the Canaanite fertility goddess whose cult was especially active under Ahab, was revived during his reign (see 2 Kings 13:6-7; cf. 1 Kings 16:33).
Jehoahaz of Judah ascended the throne in 609 bc after the death of his father Josiah at the battle of Megiddo. He was the fourth son of Josiah (see 2 Kings 23:31, 36; 24:18; 1 Chronicles 3:15), and was originally named Shallum (see Jeremiah 22:11; 1 Chronicles 3:15). He reigned only three months and was succeeded by his brother Eliakim, whose royal name became Jehoiakim. After Jehoiakim was put on the throne by the Egyptian Pharaoh Neco, Jehoahaz was exiled to Egypt (see 2 Kings 23:34), where he died.
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- b. in Jerusalem d. in Jerusalem
- b. in Jerusalem, Israel d. in Jerusalem
- b. in Jerusalem, Israel d.0642 in Jerusalem
- b. in Jotbah, Naphtali d. in Jerusalem
- b. in Jerusalem, Israel d. in Jerusalem
- b. in Jerusalem, Israel d.3 APR 609 in Jerusalem
- b. in Boscath, Galilee d. in Jerusalem
- b. in Jerusalem, Israel d. in Memphis, Egypt
- b. in Anathoth
- b. in Libnah, Judah d. in Memphis, Egypt
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They had a son named Salethiel.
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