POLITICIAN

Jehoash of Judah

843 BC - 797 BC

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Joash (Hebrew: יְהוֹאָשׁ, Yəhōʾāš, "Yah-given"; Greek: Ιωας; Latin: Ioas), also known as Joash (in King James Version), Joas (in Douay–Rheims) or Joás (Hebrew: יוֹאָשׁ, Yōʾāš), was the eighth king of Judah, and the sole surviving son of Ahaziah after the massacre of the royal family ordered by his grandmother, Athaliah. His mother was Zibiah of Beersheba. Jehoash was 7 years old when he ascended to the throne, reigning for 40 years. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Jehoash of Judah has received more than 582,542 page views. His biography is available in 40 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 36 in 2019). Jehoash of Judah is the 1,691st most popular politician (down from 1,677th in 2019), the 78th most popular biography from Israel (down from 73rd in 2019) and the 30th most popular Israeli Politician.

Jehoash of Judah is most famous for the destruction of the temple and the exile of the Jews.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Jehoash of Judah ranks 1,691 out of 19,576. Before him are Friedrich Fromm, Nahum, Margaret of Anjou, Tancred, Prince of Galilee, Melisende, Queen of Jerusalem, and Vojislav Koštunica. After him are Cuauhtémoc, Infante Juan, Count of Barcelona, Abolhassan Banisadr, Rudolf von Laban, Mohamed Hussein Tantawi, and Pyotr Stolypin.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 843 BC, Jehoash of Judah ranks 1.  Among people deceased in 797 BC, Jehoash of Judah ranks 1. 

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In Israel

Among people born in Israel, Jehoash of Judah ranks 78 out of 466. Before him are James, brother of Jesus (-20), Gal Gadot (1985), Jehoiakim (-634), Edward Said (1935), Abdel Aziz al-Rantisi (1947), and Melisende, Queen of Jerusalem (1105). After him are Penitent thief (-18), Amon of Judah (-660), George Habash (1926), Yitzhak Navon (1921), Jeconiah (-700), and Annas (-22).

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Among POLITICIANS In Israel

Among politicians born in Israel, Jehoash of Judah ranks 30. Before him are Ezer Weizman (1924), Uzziah (-900), Manasseh of Judah (-800), Jehoiakim (-634), Abdel Aziz al-Rantisi (1947), and Melisende, Queen of Jerusalem (1105). After him are Amon of Judah (-660), Yitzhak Navon (1921), Jeconiah (-700), Unas (-2400), Ahaziah of Israel (-870), and Manasseh (-709).

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