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POLITICIAN

Amaziah of Judah

802 BC - 776 BC

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Amaziah of Judah (pronounced , Hebrew: אֲמַצְיָהוּ, ʼĂmaṣyāhū, meaning "the strength of the Lord", "strengthened by Yahweh", or "Yahweh is mighty"; Greek: Αμασίας; Latin: Amasias), was the ninth king of Judah and the son and successor of Joash. His mother was Jehoaddan (2 Kings 14:1–4) and his son was Uzziah (2 Chronicles 26:1). He took the throne at the age of 25, after the assassination of his father, and reigned for 29 years, (2 Kings 14:2 2 Chronicles 25:1), 24 years of which were with the co-regency of his son. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Amaziah of Judah has received more than 305,691 page views. His biography is available in 37 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 36 in 2019). Amaziah of Judah is the 2,008th most popular politician (up from 2,224th in 2019), the 83rd most popular biography from Israel (up from 100th in 2019) and the 32nd most popular Israeli Politician.

Amaziah of Judah is most famous for his military victory over the Edomites, and for his death at the hands of conspirators.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Amaziah of Judah ranks 2,008 out of 15,577Before him are Emperor Go-Momozono, Mário Soares, Alexander Helios, Ashurnasirpal II, Henry of Germany, and Khorloogiin Choibalsan. After him are Shavkat Mirziyoyev, Albert Casimir, Duke of Teschen, Frederick III of Sicily, Agustín de Iturbide, Mikhail Suslov, and Gianni Agnelli.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 802 BC, Amaziah of Judah ranks 1 Among people deceased in 776 BC, Amaziah of Judah ranks 1

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In Israel

Among people born in Israel, Amaziah of Judah ranks 83 out of 430Before him are Ada Yonath (1939), Penitent thief (-18), Melisende, Queen of Jerusalem (1105), Baldwin III of Jerusalem (1130), Cyril of Jerusalem (313), and Ahaziah of Judah (-900). After him are Ahaziah of Israel (-870), Pope Theodore I (600), Manasseh (-709), Nicodemus (-50), Epiphanius of Salamis (315), and Isaac Luria (1534).

Among POLITICIANS In Israel

Among politicians born in Israel, Amaziah of Judah ranks 32Before him are Uzziah (-900), Ehud Olmert (1945), Jehoash of Judah (-843), Melisende, Queen of Jerusalem (1105), Baldwin III of Jerusalem (1130), and Ahaziah of Judah (-900). After him are Ahaziah of Israel (-870), Manasseh (-709), Berenice (28), Isabella II of Jerusalem (1212), Unas (-2400), and Ezer Weizman (1924).