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Jehoiachin

A young king of Judah carried captive to Babylon, later released from prison there.

Role: King of Judah

Also known as: Jeconiah

Lived: c. 615 BC – c. 560 BC

Belonged to: Genealogy of Jesus, Kings of Judah, Tribe of Judah

Tribe/lineage: Judah

Born: Jerusalem

What we know — and how we know it

Bible — stated in scripture (with verse) · 1 Archaeology — physical evidence · 1

Life, role & deeds

BibleA young king of Judah carried captive to Babylon, later released from prison there.

2 Kings 24:15; 25:27

↳ Babylon

ArchaeologyBabylonian ration tablets from Nebuchadnezzar's palace list 'Ya'u-kīnu, king of the land of Judah' receiving oil — the very king of 2 Kings 25.

Jehoiachin Ration Tablets from the vaulted building near the Ishtar Gate, Babylon (R. Koldewey's German excavations), now Vorderasiatisches Museum, Berlin (VAT 16283 and related); publ. E. F. Weidner, 'Jojachin, König von Juda, in babylonischen Keilschrifttexten,' Mélanges syriens offerts à M. René Dussaud, vol. 2 (Geuthner, 1939).

↳ Babylon