RELIGIOUS FIGURE

Jehoshaphat

908 BC - 849 BC

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Jehoshaphat (; alternatively spelled Jehosaphat, Josaphat, or Yehoshafat; Hebrew: יְהוֹשָׁפָט, Modern: Yəhōšafaṭ, Tiberian: Yŏhōšāp̄āṭ, "Yahweh has judged"; Greek: Ἰωσαφάτ, romanized: Iosafát; Latin: Josaphat), according to the Hebrew Bible, was the son of Asa, and the fourth king of the Kingdom of Judah, in succession to his father. His children included Jehoram, who succeeded him as king. His mother was Azubah. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Jehoshaphat has received more than 1,096,217 page views. His biography is available in 45 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 39 in 2019). Jehoshaphat is the 514th most popular religious figure (down from 496th in 2019), the 2nd most popular biography from Palestine and the 2nd most popular Religious Figure.

Jehoshaphat was the king of Judah during the time of the prophet Isaiah. He is most famous for his reign and for the reforms he instituted.

Memorability Metrics

  • 1.1M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 67.36

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 45

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 6.93

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.40

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Page views of Jehoshaphats by language

Over the past year Jehoshaphat has had the most page views in the with 152,532 views, followed by Spanish (50,261), and Portuguese (31,732). In terms of yearly growth of page views the top 3 wikpedia editions are Italian (370.33%), Swahili (288.05%), and Tagalog (177.48%)

Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, Jehoshaphat ranks 514 out of 3,187Before him are Haggai, Saint Sarah, Malachi, Pope Victor I, Simeon, and Saint Florian. After him are Saint Menas, Rashi, Tamar, Abbas ibn Ali, Suger, and Desmond Tutu.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 908 BC, Jehoshaphat ranks 1 Among people deceased in 849 BC, Jehoshaphat ranks 1

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In Palestine

Among people born in Palestine, Jehoshaphat ranks 2 out of 5Before him are Zacchaeus (50). After him are Herod Archelaus (-23), Pekahiah (-800), and Randa Siniora (1961).

Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In Palestine

Among religious figures born in Palestine, Jehoshaphat ranks 2Before him are Zacchaeus (50).