Asa of Judah

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Asa of Judah was a king of the ancient Kingdom of Judah, noted in the Hebrew Bible for his religious reforms and efforts to abolish idolatry.

All labels observed (3)

Label Occurrences
King Asa of Judah 9
Asa of Judah canonical 3
Jehoshaphat 2

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (46)

Predicate Object
instanceOf biblical figure ⓘ
human ⓘ
king of Judah ⓘ
ally Ben-Hadad I of Aram-Damascus ⓘ
linked to: Ben-hadad of Aram
battle Battle against Zerah the Ethiopian ⓘ
burialPlace Jerusalem ⓘ
capital Jerusalem ⓘ
category Hebrew Bible kings ⓘ
Kings of Judah ⓘ
linked to: King of Judah

Old Testament people ⓘ
chronologicalContext early first millennium BCE (traditional biblical chronology) ⓘ
chronologicalNote reigned forty-one years in Jerusalem (biblical claim) ⓘ
conflict war with Baasha king of Israel ⓘ
country Kingdom of Judah ⓘ
describedIn Books of Chronicles ⓘ
Books of Kings ⓘ
Hebrew Bible ⓘ
linked to: Tanakh

Old Testament ⓘ
dynasty Davidic dynasty ⓘ
linked to: House of David
era Divided Monarchy of Israel and Judah ⓘ
evaluationInKings did what was right in the eyes of the Lord ⓘ
father Abijah of Judah ⓘ
linked to: Abijah

Abijam of Judah ⓘ
healthIssue disease in his feet in his old age ⓘ
house House of David ⓘ
languageOfName Hebrew ⓘ
meaningOfName possibly means healer or physician in Hebrew ⓘ
mother Maacah bat Abishalom ⓘ
notableAction abolition of idolatry in Judah ⓘ
deposition of Maacah from her position as queen mother ⓘ
expulsion of male cult prostitutes from the land ⓘ
fortification of cities in Judah ⓘ
removal of high places and altars to foreign gods ⓘ
renewal of the covenant to seek the Lord ⓘ
reorganization of the army of Judah ⓘ
notableWork religious reforms in Judah ⓘ
opponent Baasha of Israel ⓘ
Zerah the Ethiopian ⓘ
placeOfBurial City of David ⓘ
positionHeld King of Judah ⓘ
predecessor Abijam of Judah ⓘ
religion Yahwism ⓘ
spouse Azubah bat Shilhi ⓘ
linked to: Zebudah
successor Jehoshaphat of Judah ⓘ
linked to: Jehoshaphat
veneratedIn Christianity ⓘ
Judaism ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (14)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Asa → successor → Jehoshaphat ⓘ
linked to: Asa of Judah
Asa → child → Jehoshaphat ⓘ
linked to: Asa of Judah
Ramah → associatedWith → King Asa of Judah ⓘ
linked to: Asa of Judah
Ben-hadad of Aram → conflictWith → King Asa of Judah ⓘ
linked to: Asa of Judah
Ben-hadad of Aram → diplomaticRelationsWith → King Asa of Judah ⓘ
linked to: Asa of Judah
Azubah daughter of Shilhi → spouse → King Asa of Judah ⓘ
linked to: Asa of Judah
Abijam → successor → Asa of Judah ⓘ
Maacah → motherOf → Asa of Judah ⓘ
Azubah → spouse → King Asa of Judah ⓘ
linked to: Asa of Judah
Hanani → criticized → King Asa of Judah ⓘ
subject linked to: prophet Hanani
linked to: Asa of Judah
Hanani → opposedBy → King Asa of Judah ⓘ
subject linked to: prophet Hanani
linked to: Asa of Judah
Azariah son of Oded → activeDuringReignOf → King Asa of Judah ⓘ
subject linked to: prophet Azariah son of Oded
linked to: Asa of Judah
Azariah son of Oded → spokeTo → King Asa of Judah ⓘ
subject linked to: prophet Azariah son of Oded
linked to: Asa of Judah