Yekonyah

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Yekonyah is an alternative name for Jehoiachin, the exiled king of Judah mentioned in the Hebrew Bible.

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Yekonyah canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf biblical figure
human
king of Judah
alternativeNameOf Jehoiachin
appearsIn 2 Chronicles 36
2 Kings 24
Jeremiah 22
Jeremiah 24
linked to: Book of Jeremiah

Jeremiah 29
associatedWith Babylonian captivity of Judah
linked to: Babylonian exile

Siege of Jerusalem
biblicalTradition Old Testament
linked to: Bible

Tanakh
captivityStatus royal prisoner in Babylon
capturedBy Nebuchadnezzar II
category 6th-century BCE monarchs
Kings of Judah
linked to: King of Judah
dynasty House of David
ethnicity Jewish
event Babylonian exile
exiledTo Babylon
father Jehoiakim
grandfather Josiah
hasAlternativeName Coniah
Jeconiah
linked to: Jekonias

Jehoiachin
kingdom Kingdom of Judah
languageContext Hebrew
mentionedIn Book of 2 Chronicles
linked to: 2 Chronicles

Book of 2 Kings
Book of Jeremiah
Hebrew Bible
linked to: Tanakh
notableFor appearance in royal lineage of David
being exiled to Babylon
predecessor Jehoiakim
region Ancient Israel
reignDuration 3 months
3 months 10 days
reignLocation Jerusalem
religion Yahwism
role King of Judah
status deposed king
successor Zedekiah
title King of Judah

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Jehoiachin alsoKnownAs Yekonyah
subject linked to: King Jehoiachin of Judah