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Athaliah's marriage to *Jehoram (Joram) , crown prince of Judah, sealed the alliance between Israel and Judah. It also led to the introduction of Baal (probably = Melqart) worship in Jerusalem alongside the worship of Yahweh, both during the period of her husband's rule and her son *Ahaziah's one-year reign (II Kings 8:16–18, 25–27; II ...
Athaliah was a northern Israelite princess who married King Jehoram of Judah in the ninth century BCE. She was either the daughter of King Ahab of Israel (2Kgs 8:18) or the daughter of King Omri (2Kgs 8:26). Her marriage to Jehoram sealed an alliance between the kingdoms of Israel and Judah, and she became queen mother upon her son Ahaziah’s ...
Athaliah and Joash. 11 When Athaliah the mother of Ahaziah saw that her son was dead, she proceeded to destroy the whole royal family. 2 But Jehosheba, the daughter of King Jehoram[ a] and sister of Ahaziah, took Joash son of Ahaziah and stole him away from among the royal princes, who were about to be murdered.
Sep 27, 2017 · However, Levin 1982 provides a general analysis of Athaliah’s reign and fall. A modern literary and sociological analysis of Athaliah is in Dutcher-Walls 1996, and the paternity issue of Athaliah’s uncertain lineage is highlighted in Craughwell 2008. In Higgs 2007, Athaliah is discussed as a nefarious biblical woman with modern relevance.
Queen Athaliah is the only woman in the Hebrew Bible reported as having reigned as a monarch within Israel/Judah. She is the daughter of either Omri, king of Israel (2 Kgs 8:26; 2 Chr 22:2), or, more probably, of his son King Ahab (2 Kgs 8:18; 2 Chr 21:6; the Jewish historian Josephus cites this in Antiquities), who ruled from 873 to 852 b.c.e.
Apr 15, 2024 · Athaliah, a princess, married into the line of Judah and ruled after her husband died. In the Old Testament, the unified Israel broke into two kingdoms after Solomon. Judah retained the line of David, and the kingdom of Israel continued with several different royal families. The books of 1-2 Kings and 1-2 Chronicles detail these leaders ...
Athaliah was a northern Israelite princess who married King Jehoram of Judah in the ninth century BCE. She was either the daughter of King Ahab of Israel (2Kgs 8:18) or the daughter of King Omri (2Kgs 8:26). Her marriage to Jehoram sealed an alliance between the kingdoms of Israel and Judah, and she became queen mother upon her son Ahaziah’s ...
