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Amaziah ben Joash
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1. Amaziah ben Joash was born in Israel; died in 767 BC in Israel.
Other Events and Attributes:
- Notable Quote: 1 Chronicles
- Religion: "He did what was right in the sight of the Lord, but not with a loyal heart"
- _MILT: Amaziah employed a mercenary army of 100,000 Israelite soldiers, in his attempt to reconquer Edom, but he was commanded by an unnamed prophet to send back the mercenaries, followed by a decisive victory over the Edomites
- _ORDI: 40th great grandson of Adam and Eve
Notes:
Birth:
(Jerusalem)
Died:
(Jerusalem)Family/Spouse: Unknown. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 2. King of Judah Azariah ben Amaziah
was born about 808 BC in Israel; died in Israel.
Generation: 2
2. King of Judah Azariah ben Amaziah
(1.Amaziah1) was born about 808 BC in Israel; died in Israel.
Other Events and Attributes:
- Notable Quote: 1 Chronicles
- Name: Uzziah
- Religion: Uzziah was struck with leprosy for disobeying God
- _MILT: In Jerusalem he made machines designed by skillful men for use on the towers and on the corner defenses to shoot arrows and hurl large stones. Uzziah conquered the Philistines and the Arabians, and received tribute from the Ammonites
- _ORDI: 41st great grandson of Adam and Eve
Notes:
Birth:
(Jerusalem)
Died:
(Jerusalem)Family/Spouse: Unknown. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 3. King of Judah Jotham ben Azariah
was born about 755 BC in Israel; died in 732 BC in Israel.
Generation: 3
3. King of Judah Jotham ben Azariah
(2.Azariah2, 1.Amaziah1) was born about 755 BC in Israel; died in 732 BC in Israel.
Other Events and Attributes:
- Notable Quote: 1 Chronicles
- _MILT: Jotham fought wars against Rezin, king of the Arameans, and Pekah, king of Israel. He also defeated the Ammonites, who paid him an immense annual tribute
- _ORDI: 42nd great grandson of Adam and Eve
Notes:
Birth:
(Jerusalem)
Died:
(Jerusalem)Family/Spouse: Unknown. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 4. King of Judah Ahaz ben Jotham
was born about 755 BC in Israel; died in Israel.
Generation: 4
4. King of Judah Ahaz ben Jotham
(3.Jotham3, 2.Azariah2, 1.Amaziah1) was born about 755 BC in Israel; died in Israel.
Other Events and Attributes:
- Notable Quote: 1 Chronicles
- Religion: His government is considered by the Deuteronomistic historian as having been disastrous for the religious state of the country, and a large part of the reforming work of his son Hezekiah was aimed at undoing the evil that Ahaz had done
- _MILT: Ahaz called in the aid of the Assyrians
- _ORDI: 43rd great grandson of Adam and Eve
Notes:
Birth:
(Jerusalem)
Died:
(Jerusalem)Family/Spouse: Unknown. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 5. 13th King of Judah Hezekiah ben Ahaz
was born in 739 BC in Israel; died in 687 BC in Israel.
Generation: 5
5. 13th King of Judah Hezekiah ben Ahaz
(4.Ahaz4, 3.Jotham3, 2.Azariah2, 1.Amaziah1) was born in 739 BC in Israel; died in 687 BC in Israel.
Other Events and Attributes:
- Notable Quote: 1 Chronicles
- Religion: Hezekiah enacted sweeping religious reforms, including a strict mandate for the sole worship of Yahweh and a prohibition on venerating other deities within the Temple of Jerusalem. Isaiah and Micah prophesied during his reign
- _MILT: Hezekiah witnessed the destruction of the northern Kingdom of Israel by Sargon's Assyrian, and was king of Judah during the siege of Jerusalem
- _ORDI: 44th great grandson of Adam and Eve
Notes:
Birth:
(Jerusalem)
Died:
(Jerusalem)Family/Spouse: Unknown. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 6. King of Judah Manasseh ben Hezekiah
was born in 709 BC in Israel; died in 642 BC.
Generation: 6
6. King of Judah Manasseh ben Hezekiah
(5.Hezekiah5, 4.Ahaz4, 3.Jotham3, 2.Azariah2, 1.Amaziah1) was born in 709 BC in Israel; died in 642 BC.
Other Events and Attributes:
- Notable Quote: 1 Chronicles
- Religion: He re-instituted polytheistic worship and reversed the religious changes made by his father Hezekiah, for which he is condemned by several Biblical texts
- _ORDI: 45th great grandson of Adam and Eve
Notes:
Birth:
(Jerusalem)Family/Spouse: Unknown. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 7. King of Judah Amon ben Manasseh
was born in 664 BC in Israel; died in 641 BC in Israel.
Generation: 7
7. King of Judah Amon ben Manasseh
(6.Manasseh6, 5.Hezekiah5, 4.Ahaz4, 3.Jotham3, 2.Azariah2, 1.Amaziah1) was born in 664 BC in Israel; died in 641 BC in Israel.
Other Events and Attributes:
- Notable Quote: 1 Chronicles
- _ORDI: 46th great grandson of Adam and Eve
Notes:
Birth:
(Judah)
Died:
(Jerusalem)Family/Spouse: Unknown. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 8. King of Judah Josiah ben Amon
was born in 648 BC in Israel; died in 609 BC in Israel.
Generation: 8
8. King of Judah Josiah ben Amon
(7.Amon7, 6.Manasseh6, 5.Hezekiah5, 4.Ahaz4, 3.Jotham3, 2.Azariah2, 1.Amaziah1) was born in 648 BC in Israel; died in 609 BC in Israel.
Other Events and Attributes:
- Notable Quote: 1 Chronicles
- _MILT: Killed in Battle against Pharaoh Necho II
- _ORDI: 47th great grandson of Adam and Eve
Notes:
Birth:
(Jerusalem)
Died:
(Jerusalem)Family/Spouse: Unknown. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 9. King of Judah Jehoiakim ben Josiah
was born in 634 BC in Israel; died in 609 BC in Egypt.
Generation: 9
9. King of Judah Jehoiakim ben Josiah
(8.Josiah8, 7.Amon7, 6.Manasseh6, 5.Hezekiah5, 4.Ahaz4, 3.Jotham3, 2.Azariah2, 1.Amaziah1) was born in 634 BC in Israel; died in 609 BC in Egypt.
Other Events and Attributes:
- Notable Quote: 1 Chronicles
- Religion: He was a godless tyrant who committed atrocious sins and crimes, living in incestuous relations with his mother, daughter-in-law, and stepmother, and murdering men, whose wives he then violated and whose property he seized. He also had a tattooed body.
- _MILT: 16 Mar 598 BC, Israel; The King of Babylon assembled his army, and after he had invaded the land of Hatti (Syria/Palestine) he laid siege to the city of Judah. He conquered the city and took the king (Jeconiah) prisoner/(Judah)
- _ORDI: 48th great grandson of Adam and Eve
Notes:
Birth:
(Jerusalem)
Died:
(Memphis in Ancient Egypt)Family/Spouse: Unknown. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 10. King of Judah - Exilarch of Israel Jeconiah ben Jehoiakim
was born in 615 BC in Jerusalem, Israel.
Generation: 10
10. King of Judah - Exilarch of Israel Jeconiah ben Jehoiakim
(9.Jehoiakim9, 8.Josiah8, 7.Amon7, 6.Manasseh6, 5.Hezekiah5, 4.Ahaz4, 3.Jotham3, 2.Azariah2, 1.Amaziah1) was born in 615 BC in Jerusalem, Israel.
Other Events and Attributes:
- Notable Quote: 1 Chronicles
- Religion: Jeremiah cursed Jeconiah: This is what the LORD says: 'Record this man as if childless, a man who will not prosper in his lifetime, for none of his offspring will prosper, none will sit on the throne of David or rule anymore in Judah.'
- _MILT: After Jeconiah became king, the armies of Nebuchadnezzar II seized Jerusalem. The intention was to take Judahite captives and assimilate them into Babylonian society. Jeconiah, his entire household and 3000 Jews were exiled to Babylon
- _ORDI: 49th great grandson of Adam and Eve
Family/Spouse: Unknown. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
Generation: 11
11. Assir ben Jeconiah
(10.Jeconiah10, 9.Jehoiakim9, 8.Josiah8, 7.Amon7, 6.Manasseh6, 5.Hezekiah5, 4.Ahaz4, 3.Jotham3, 2.Azariah2, 1.Amaziah1)
Other Events and Attributes:
- Notable Quote: 1 Chronicles
- _ORDI: 50th great grandson of Adam and Eve
Family/Spouse: Unknown. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 12. Exilarch of Israel Shetaltiel ben Assir
was born in Egypt.
Generation: 12
12. Exilarch of Israel Shetaltiel ben Assir
(11.Assir11, 10.Jeconiah10, 9.Jehoiakim9, 8.Josiah8, 7.Amon7, 6.Manasseh6, 5.Hezekiah5, 4.Ahaz4, 3.Jotham3, 2.Azariah2, 1.Amaziah1) was born in Egypt.
Other Events and Attributes:
- Notable Quote: 1 Chronicles
- _ORDI: 51st great grandson of Adam and Eve
Notes:
Birth:
(Memphis in Ancient Egypt)Family/Spouse: Hadast Hetbath. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 13. Pedaiah ben Shealtiel
was born on Ancient Babylon, Mesopotamia.