POLITICIAN

Jeconiah

700 BC - 660 BC

Jeconiah

Jeconiah (Hebrew: יְכָנְיָה Yəḵonəyā [jəxɔnjaː], meaning "Yah has established"; Greek: Ἰεχονίας; Latin: Iechonias, Jechonias), also known as Coniah and as Jehoiachin (Hebrew: יְהוֹיָכִין Yəhōyāḵīn [jəhoːjaːˈxiːn]; Latin: Ioachin, Joachin), was the nineteenth and penultimate king of Judah who was dethroned by the King of Babylon, Nebuchadnezzar II in the 6th century BCE and was taken into captivity. He was the son and successor of King Jehoiakim, and the grandson of King Josiah. Most of what is known about Jeconiah is found in the Hebrew Bible. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Jeconiah has received more than 616,668 page views. His biography is available in 39 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 35 in 2019). Jeconiah is the 1,894th most popular politician (down from 1,555th in 2019), the 83rd most popular biography from Israel (down from 66th in 2019) and the 33rd most popular Israeli Politician.

Jeconiah was the last king of Judah, and he is most famous for being the father of Shealtiel, who was the father of Zerubbabel, who was the father of Abiud, who was the father of Eliakim, who was the father of Azor, who was the father of Zadok, who was the father of Achim, who was the father of Eliud, who was the father of Eleazar, who was the father of Matthan, who was the father of Jacob, who was the father of Joseph, who was the father of Jesus.

Memorability Metrics

620k
Page Views (PV)
66.07
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
39
Languages Editions (L)
6.85
Effective Languages (L*)
3.03
Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Page views of Jeconiahs by language

Over the past year Jeconiah has had the most page views in the English wikipedia edition with 104,448 views, followed by Spanish (40,113), and Hebrew (12,640). In terms of yearly growth of page views the top 3 wikpedia editions are Tagalog (193.29%), Malagasy (107.87%), and West Frisian (89.03%)

Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Jeconiah ranks 1,894 out of 19,576. Before him are Ḫattušili III, Gaykhatu, Tang of Shang, Cao Rui, Ismail II, and Ioannis Kapodistrias. After him are Emperor Zhongzong of Tang, Eric VI of Denmark, John V of Portugal, Charles Emmanuel I, Duke of Savoy, Agathocles of Syracuse, and Hisham ibn Abd al-Malik.

Most Popular Politicians in Wikipedia

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Ḫattušili III
1267 BC - 1300 BC
HPI: 66.09
Rank: 1,888
Gaykhatu
1300 - 1295
HPI: 66.09
Rank: 1,889
Tang of Shang
1601 BC - 1646 BC
HPI: 66.09
Rank: 1,890
Cao Rui
205 - 239
HPI: 66.09
Rank: 1,891
Ismail II
1533 - 1577
HPI: 66.08
Rank: 1,892
Ioannis Kapodistrias
1776 - 1831
HPI: 66.07
Rank: 1,893
Jeconiah
700 BC - 660 BC
HPI: 66.07
Rank: 1,894
Emperor Zhongzong of Tang
656 - 710
HPI: 66.05
Rank: 1,895
Eric VI of Denmark
1274 - 1319
HPI: 66.05
Rank: 1,896
John V of Portugal
1689 - 1750
HPI: 66.05
Rank: 1,897
Charles Emmanuel I, Duke of Savoy
1562 - 1630
HPI: 66.05
Rank: 1,898
Agathocles of Syracuse
361 BC - 289 BC
HPI: 66.04
Rank: 1,899
Hisham ibn Abd al-Malik
691 - 743
HPI: 66.04
Rank: 1,900

Contemporaries

Among people born in 700 BC, Jeconiah ranks 8. Before him are Astyages, Cyaxares, Arion, Psamtik I, Amasis II, and Tyrtaeus. After him are Anacharsis, Phalaris, Necho I, Periander, Psamtik II, and Phraortes. Among people deceased in 660 BC, Jeconiah ranks 2. Before him is Arion. After him are Ashur-uballit II, Aristomenes, and Lesches.

Others Born in 700 BC

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Astyages
POLITICIAN
700 BC - 600 BC
HPI: 68.87
Rank: 2
Cyaxares
POLITICIAN
700 BC - 584 BC
HPI: 68.43
Rank: 3
Arion
WRITER
700 BC - 660 BC
HPI: 68.13
Rank: 4
Psamtik I
POLITICIAN
700 BC - 610 BC
HPI: 67.99
Rank: 5
Amasis II
POLITICIAN
700 BC - 526 BC
HPI: 66.49
Rank: 6
Tyrtaeus
WRITER
700 BC - 700 BC
HPI: 66.37
Rank: 7
Jeconiah
POLITICIAN
700 BC - 660 BC
HPI: 66.07
Rank: 8
Anacharsis
PHILOSOPHER
700 BC - 600 BC
HPI: 65.83
Rank: 9
Phalaris
POLITICIAN
700 BC - 600 BC
HPI: 64.66
Rank: 10
Necho I
POLITICIAN
700 BC - 664 BC
HPI: 64.51
Rank: 11
Periander
WRITER
700 BC - 583 BC
HPI: 64.28
Rank: 12
Psamtik II
POLITICIAN
700 BC - 589 BC
HPI: 64.03
Rank: 13
Phraortes
POLITICIAN
700 BC - 633 BC
HPI: 61.19
Rank: 14

Others Deceased in 660 BC

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Arion
WRITER
700 BC - 660 BC
HPI: 68.13
Rank: 1
Jeconiah
POLITICIAN
700 BC - 660 BC
HPI: 66.07
Rank: 2
Ashur-uballit II
POLITICIAN
700 BC - 660 BC
HPI: 57.62
Rank: 3
Aristomenes
POLITICIAN
700 BC - 660 BC
HPI: 55.86
Rank: 4
Lesches
WRITER
700 BC - 660 BC
HPI: 51.23
Rank: 5

In Israel

Among people born in Israel, Jeconiah ranks 83 out of 466. Before him are Melisende, Queen of Jerusalem (1105), Jehoash of Judah (-843), Penitent thief (-18), Amon of Judah (-660), George Habash (1926), and Yitzhak Navon (1921). After him are Annas (-22), Unas (-2400), Ahaziah of Israel (-870), Canaan (null), Manasseh (-709), and Nicodemus (-50).

Others born in Israel

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Melisende, Queen of Jerusalem
POLITICIAN
1105 - 1161
HPI: 66.78
Rank: 77
Jehoash of Judah
POLITICIAN
843 BC - 797 BC
HPI: 66.77
Rank: 78
Penitent thief
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
18 BC - 30
HPI: 66.75
Rank: 79
Amon of Judah
POLITICIAN
660 BC - 640 BC
HPI: 66.46
Rank: 80
George Habash
EXTREMIST
1926 - 2008
HPI: 66.17
Rank: 81
Yitzhak Navon
POLITICIAN
1921 - 2015
HPI: 66.15
Rank: 82
Jeconiah
POLITICIAN
700 BC - 660 BC
HPI: 66.07
Rank: 83
Annas
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
22 BC - 66
HPI: 65.96
Rank: 84
Unas
POLITICIAN
2400 BC - 2350 BC
HPI: 65.82
Rank: 85
Ahaziah of Israel
POLITICIAN
870 BC - 851 BC
HPI: 65.58
Rank: 86
Canaan
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
HPI: 65.37
Rank: 87
Manasseh
POLITICIAN
709 BC - Present
HPI: 65.31
Rank: 88
Nicodemus
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
50 BC - 100
HPI: 65.15
Rank: 89