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Athaliah (Hebrew: עֲתַלְיָה, Modern: ʻAtalya, Tiberian: ʿĂṯalyā, Greek: Γοθολία Gotholía; Latin: Athalia) was the daughter of either king Omri, or of King Ahab and Queen Jezebel of Israel, the queen consort of Judah as the wife of King Jehoram, a descendant of King David, and later queen regnant c. 841–835 BCE.
Feb 3, 2023 · Athaliah was queen of Judah from 841–835 BC and the only female monarch to sit on David’s throne in biblical history. Athaliah was the daughter of King Ahab and Queen Jezebel of Israel, and she married Jehoram, the eldest son of Judah’s King Jehoshophat.
Athaliah, queen mother in the Bible, was the only woman in the Bible to have reigned as a monarch. She was eventually murdered by an army general called Jehu, and by his foreign soldiers. Athaliah – Bible queen’s struggle for power. Who was Athaliah?
Apr 15, 2024 · Athaliah was a daughter of King Ahab and Queen Jezebel of Israel who married King Jehoram of Judah. She ruled Judah after killing her son Ahaziah, but her tyranny was ended by a coup led by Jehoiada and Joash, the rightful heir to the throne.
ATHALIAH ăth’ əlī’ ə ( עֲתַלְיָה׃֙, The Lord Yahweh is great ). 1. The wife of Jehoram, king of Judah, and daughter of Ahab, king of Israel, and granddaughter of Omri ( 2 Kings 8:18, 26; 2 Chron 22:2 ). She reigned from 841-835 b.c.
Athaliah, in the Old Testament, the daughter of Ahab and Jezebel and wife of Jeham, king of Judah. After the death of Ahaziah, her son, Athaliah usurped the throne and reigned for seven years. She massacred all the members of the royal house of Judah (II Kings 11:1–3), except Joash.
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Athaliah and Joash - When Athaliah the mother of Ahaziah saw that her son was dead, she proceeded to destroy the whole royal family. But Jehosheba, the daughter of King Jehoram and sister of Ahaziah, ...
