Athaliah

Athaliah

Athaliah (Hebrew: עֲתַלְיָה, Modern: ʻAtalya, Tiberian: ʿĂṯalyā, Greek: Γοθολία Gotholía; Latin: Athalia) was the daughter of King Ahab and Queen Jezebel of Israel; she was queen consort of Judah as the wife of King Jehoram, a descendant of King David, and was later queen regnant c. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Athaliah has received more than 821,816 page views. Her biography is available in 46 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 42 in 2019). Athaliah is the 81st most popular companion (up from 93rd in 2019).

Athaliah is most famous for being the last queen of Judah. She was the daughter of King Jehoram and Queen Athaliah, and the granddaughter of King Ahaziah. She became queen after the death of her father, and she ruled for six years until she was overthrown by a coup led by Joash.