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Zedekiah

617 BC - 550 BC

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Zedekiah () was the twentieth and final King of Judah before the destruction of Jerusalem by Nebuchadnezzar II of Babylon. His birth name was Mattaniah/Mattanyahu (Hebrew: מַתַּנְיָהוּ, Mattanyāhū, "Gift of God"; Greek: Μαθθανίας; Latin: Matthanias). After the siege of Jerusalem in 597 BC, Nebuchadnezzar II deposed king Jeconiah and installed his uncle Mattanyahu instead, changing his name to Zedekiah (2 Kings 24:17). Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Zedekiah has received more than 1,063,501 page views. His biography is available in 43 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 40 in 2019). Zedekiah is the 1,248th most popular politician (down from 1,134th in 2019), the 61st most popular biography from Israel (down from 55th in 2019) and the 22nd most popular Israeli Politician.

Zedekiah is most famous for being the last king of Judah, who was overthrown by Nebuchadnezzar II.

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  • 7.74

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.13

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Zedekiah ranks 1,248 out of 19,576. Before him are Emir Abdelkader, Juba II, Mayer Amschel Rothschild, Casimir IV Jagiellon, Saparmurat Niyazov, and Romanos I Lekapenos. After him are Vidkun Quisling, Karađorđe, Daoguang Emperor, Constantine VI, Prince Andrew of Greece and Denmark, and 2nd Dalai Lama.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 617 BC, Zedekiah ranks 1.  Among people deceased in 550 BC, Zedekiah ranks 1. After him are Milo of Croton, Semonides of Amorgos, and Nitocris of Babylon.

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    Zedekiah

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    617 BC - 550 BC

    HPI: 68.61

    Rank: 1

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In Israel

Among people born in Israel, Zedekiah ranks 61 out of 466. Before him are Abijah of Judah (-1000), Amalric of Jerusalem (1136), Baldwin V of Jerusalem (1177), Barabbas (1), Baldwin III of Jerusalem (1130), and Mahmoud Darwish (1941). After him are Nehemiah (-490), Isaac Herzog (1960), Ada Yonath (1939), Micah (-737), Ezer Weizman (1924), and Rabbi Akiva (50).

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Among POLITICIANS In Israel

Among politicians born in Israel, Zedekiah ranks 22. Before him are Josiah (-648), Reuven Rivlin (1939), Abijah of Judah (-1000), Amalric of Jerusalem (1136), Baldwin V of Jerusalem (1177), and Baldwin III of Jerusalem (1130). After him are Isaac Herzog (1960), Ezer Weizman (1924), Uzziah (-900), Manasseh of Judah (-800), Jehoiakim (-634), and Abdel Aziz al-Rantisi (1947).

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