Maacah daughter of Absalom

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Maacah daughter of Absalom was a Judean queen and influential royal consort in the Hebrew Bible, noted as the favored wife of King Rehoboam and mother of King Abijah.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf biblical figure ⓘ
queen of Judah ⓘ
royal consort ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Maacah daughter of Abishalom ⓘ
Maacah daughter of Absalom, mother of Abijah ⓘ
associatedWith cultic practices condemned in Deuteronomistic history ⓘ
child Abijah ⓘ
country Kingdom of Judah ⓘ
deposedBy Asa of Judah ⓘ
dynasty House of David ⓘ
event removed from position as queen mother by Asa ⓘ
father Absalom ⓘ
gender female ⓘ
household royal court of Jerusalem ⓘ
languageOfName Hebrew ⓘ
literaryRole character in the Deuteronomistic history ⓘ
mentionedIn 1 Kings 15 ⓘ
2 Chronicles 11 ⓘ
linked to: 2 Chronicles

2 Chronicles 15 ⓘ
nameMeaning possibly "oppression" or "pressure" in Hebrew ⓘ
notableFor being favored wife of King Rehoboam ⓘ
being mother of King Abijah of Judah ⓘ
holding influential status as queen mother ⓘ
positionHeld queen mother of Judah ⓘ
relative King David ⓘ
religion ancient Israelite religion ⓘ
royalTitle Gebirah (queen mother) ⓘ
spouse Rehoboam ⓘ
successorAsQueenMother Azubah daughter of Shilhi ⓘ
timePeriod divided monarchy period of ancient Israel ⓘ

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Rehoboam → spouse → Maacah daughter of Absalom ⓘ
Maacah daughter of Absalom → alsoKnownAs → Maacah daughter of Absalom, mother of Abijah ⓘ
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Abijam → spouse → Maacah daughter of Abishalom ⓘ
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Abijam → mother → Maacah daughter of Abishalom ⓘ
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Asa of Judah → mother → Maacah bat Abishalom ⓘ
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Maacah → alsoKnownAs → Maacah daughter of Abishalom ⓘ
linked to: Maacah daughter of Absalom