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Ykhanya (Hebrew: יְכָנְיָה, jəxɔnjɔh; Greek: ιεχονιας, jɛxonias; trad. English: Jeconiah, Coniah, Jechonia), also known as Yhoyakhin (Hebrew: יְהֹויָכִין, jəhoˑjɔxiˑm; trad. English: Jehoiachin), was king of Judah, the son of King Jehoiakim and Nehushta the daughter of Elnathan of Jerusalem. He was a contemporary of the Prophet Jeremiah. Hebrew redirects here. ... Hebrew redirects here. ... Kingdom of Judah (Hebrew מַלְכוּת יְהוּדָה, Standard Hebrew Malḫut YÉ™huda, Tiberian Hebrew Malḵûṯ YÉ™hûḏāh) in the times of the Hebrew Bible, was the nation formed from the territories of the tribes of Judah, Simeon, and Benjamin after the Kingdom of Israel was divided, and was named after Judah... King Jehoiakim (he whom Jehovah has set up, Hebrew language: יהוֹיָקִים) is a biblical character, whose original name was Eliakim. ... Nehushta bint Elnathan Nehushta is a minor biblical character. ... Jeremiah Lamenting the Destruction of Jerusalem by Rembrandt van Rijn. ...


Both William F. Albright and E. R. Thiele date his reign to 598 BC. He began to reign in Jerusalem at the age of eighteen (according to the Books of Kings, according to most of the Hebrew Manuscripts of the Books of Chronicles his age was eight), upon the death of his father, Jehoiakim. His children included Assir and Salathiel. William Foxwell Albright (May 24, 1891 - September 19/20, 1971) was an evangelical Methodist archaelogist, biblical authority, linguist and expert on ceramics. ... Edwin R. Thiele (1895-1986) was a missionary, writer, archaeologist, and professor of the Old Testament. ... Centuries: 7th century BC - 6th century BC - 5th century BC Decades: 640s BC 630s BC 620s BC 610s BC 600s BC - 590s BC - 580s BC 570s BC 560s BC 550s BC 540s BC Events and Trends 598 BC - Jehoaichin succeeds Jehoiakim as King of Judah 598 BC - Babylonians capture Jerusalem... Panoramic view from Mt. ... The Books of Kings (Hebrew: Sefer Melachim ספר מלכים) is a part of Judaisms Tanakh, the Hebrew Bible. ... The Book of Chronicles is a book in the Hebrew Bible (also see Old Testament). ... . ... The introduction to this article provides insufficient context for those unfamiliar with the subject matter. ...


After reigning for three months and ten days, he was removed from office by the Babylonians, and Zedekiah was placed as king in Jerusalem (2 Chronicles 36:9). Jeconiah, with his household, many of the rulers of Judah, and many craftsmen, were exiled to Babylon and imprisoned by Nebuchadnezzar II. Cuneiform records dated to 592 BC mention Jeconiah ("Ia-'-ú-kinu") and his five sons as recipients of food rations in Babylon. He was still called king while in captivity. Babylonia was an ancient state in Iraq), combining the territories of Sumer and Akkad. ... Zedekiah or Tzidkiyáhu (צִדְקִיָּהוּ Righteous of/is the LORD, Standard Hebrew Ẓidqiyyáhu, Tiberian Hebrew á¹¢iḏqiyyāhû; BoM Arabic صدقيا á¹¢idqiyyā) was the last king of Judah. ... The Book of Chronicles is a book in the Hebrew Bible (also see Old Testament). ... Nebuchadnezzar (or Nebudchadrezzar) II (ca. ... Cuneiform script The Cuneiform script is one of the earliest known forms of written expression. ... Centuries: 7th century BC - 6th century BC - 5th century BC Decades: 640s BC 630s BC 620s BC 610s BC 600s BC - 590s BC - 580s BC 570s BC 560s BC 550s BC 540s BC Events and Trends 598 BC - Jehoaichin succeeds Jehoiakim as King of Judah 598 BC - Babylonians capture Jerusalem... Babylon was a city in Mesopotamia, the ruins of which can be found in present-day Babil Province, Iraq, about 50 miles south of Baghdad. ...


In the thirty-seventh year of his captivity (562 BC), he was removed from prison by Amel-Marduk, King of Babylon. Centuries: 7th century BC - 6th century BC - 5th century BC Decades: 610s BC 600s BC 590s BC 580s BC 570s BC - 560s BC - 550s BC 540s BC 530s BC 520s BC 510s BC Events and Trends 562 BC - Amel-Marduk succeeds Nebuchadnezzar as king of Babylon 560 BC - Neriglissar succeeds... Amel-Marduk (or Evil-merodach, Merodachs man) (? BC - ca. ... The following is a list of the Kings of Babylon, a major city of ancient Mesopotamia, in modern Iraq. ...


The beginning of the Gospel of Matthew claims that Jeconiah's father was King Josiah ("Josiah became the father of Jechoniah and his brothers at the time of the Babylonian exile." (Matthew 1:11)) The Gospel of Matthew (literally, according to Matthew; Greek, Κατά Μαθθαίον or Κατά Ματθαίον) is one of the four Gospel accounts of the New Testament. ... Josiah or Yoshiyahu (יֹאשִׁיָּהוּ supported of the LORD, Standard Hebrew Yošiyyáhu, Tiberian Hebrew Yôšiyyāhû) was king of Judah, and son of Amon and Jedidah, the daughter of Adaiah of Bozkath. ...


During the excavations around 1900 found Robert Koldewey in the south castle of Babylon administrative documents, which describe food rations for Jojachin and five of its sons (1.Chronika 3:16 - 18). 1933 succeeded to decipher it for the first time the cuneiform script on such a board. Altogether four different receipts are received, in which king Jojachin is mentioned. Such a cuneiform script board is publicly issued in the Pergamon Museum to Berlin. Robert Koldewey Robert Johann Koldewey (* 10 September 1855 in Blankenburg (Harz); † 4 February 1925 in Berlin) was a German architect and archaeologist, famous for his discovery of the Hanging Gardens of Babylon in modern day Iraq. ... Babylon was a city in Mesopotamia, the ruins of which can be found in present-day Babil Province, Iraq, about 50 miles south of Baghdad. ... The Pergamon Museum The Pergamon Museum (in German, Pergamonmuseum) is one of the museums on the Museum Island in Berlin. ... Berlin is the capital city and one of the sixteen states of the Federal Republic of Germany. ...

House of David
Cadet Branch of the Tribe of Judah
Preceded by
Jehoiakim
King of Judah
598 BC – 597 BC
Succeeded by
Zedekiah

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Did Coniah have children or not? Jeremiah and Matthew (237 words)
Jeremiah 22:28-30) - “Is this man Coniah a despised, shattered jar?
Coniah is a shortened form of the spelling of Jehoachin who is also called "Joiachin, Jeconiah, Jechoniah, and Coniah), one of the last two kings of Judah."
Therefore, no descendent of Coniah (Jeconiah) has ever sat on the thrown of David.
Jechonias (Jechoniah) (WebBible Encyclopedia) - ChristianAnswers.Net (202 words)
"Coniah is an abbreviation of Jeconiah (1 Chronicles 3:16), which is another form of the name Jehoiachin (2 Kings 24:6).
Coniah was the last king of Judah in the direct line from King David.
When he was deported to Babylon by Nebuchadnezzar (2 Chronicles 36:10), Coniah's uncle Zedekiah was assigned to rule Judah for a brief reign, but he also was put down, and no later king was ever able to regain the throne" (Dr. Henry M. Morris, The Defender's Study Bible, note for Jer.
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