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JEHOSHEBA

(Heb. yĕhôšeḇaʿ)
(also JEHOSHABEATH)

The daughter of King Joram and half-sister of King Ahaziah of Judah (2 Kgs. 11:2-3); also called Jehoshabeath, wife of Jehoiada the priest (2 Chr. 22:11-12). The story of her saving the king’s infant son Joash from Athaliah’s massacre and then hiding him in the temple is one of the few places in Hebrew Scriptures where women alone carry the narrative action. Jehosheba’s role also reflects the close association of, and political rivalries between, the palace and temple in ancient monarchies.

Bibliography. P. Dutcher-Walls, Narrative Art, Political Rhetoric: The Case of Athaliah and Joash. JSOTSup 209 (Sheffield, 1996); S. Japhet, I and II Chronicles. OTL (Louisville, 1993).

Patricia Dutcher-Walls






Eerdmans Dictionary of the Bible (2000)

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