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POLITICIAN

Jeconiah

700 BC - 660 BC

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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 624,847 page views. His biography is available in 35 different languages on Wikipedia. Jeconiah is the 1,559th most popular politician (down from 1,416th in 2019), the 68th most popular biography from Israel (up from 69th in 2019) and the 24th 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.

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  • 620k

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  • 66.84

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 35

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 8.28

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.58

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Jeconiah ranks 1,559 out of 15,577. Before him are Leo I the Thracian, Béla III of Hungary, Lazar Kaganovich, Kurt Schuschnigg, Anchises, and Romanos I Lekapenos. After him are Shah Rukh, Ferdinand I of Naples, Zviad Gamsakhurdia, Rudolf IV, Duke of Austria, Kwame Nkrumah, and Æthelwulf, King of Wessex.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 700 BC, Jeconiah ranks 6. Before him are Lucius Tarquinius Priscus, Astyages, Cyaxares, Arion, and Psamtik I. After him are Tyrtaeus, Amasis II, Anacharsis, Phalaris, Periander, and Psamtik II. Among people deceased in 660 BC, Jeconiah ranks 2. Before him is Arion. After him are Aristomenes, Ashur-uballit II, and Lesches.

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In Israel

Among people born in Israel, Jeconiah ranks 68 out of 430. Before him are Abijah of Judah (-1000), William of Tyre (1130), Baldwin V of Jerusalem (1177), Ehud Barak (1942), Haggai (-550), and Jehoiakim (-634). After him are Ahmed Yassin (1937), Amon of Judah (-660), Uzziah (-900), Annas (-22), Ehud Olmert (1945), and Simeon (null).

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Among POLITICIANS In Israel

Among politicians born in Israel, Jeconiah ranks 24. Before him are Amalric of Jerusalem (1136), Reuven Rivlin (1939), Abijah of Judah (-1000), Baldwin V of Jerusalem (1177), Ehud Barak (1942), and Jehoiakim (-634). After him are Amon of Judah (-660), Uzziah (-900), Ehud Olmert (1945), Jehoash of Judah (-843), Melisende, Queen of Jerusalem (1105), and Baldwin III of Jerusalem (1130).

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