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The Leaders of Ancient Israel
– Including judges, kings, priests and prophets – |
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son of Kish |
Eleazar (Eli) |
HIGH
PRIEST LINEAGE Aaron Phineas Abishua Bukki Uzzi Zerahiah Meraioth Amariah Azariah |
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'There was a long war between the House of Saul and the House of David' (2 Sam.3:1). |
Ahijah
Ahimelech |
Ahitub |
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| Nathan, Gad | David son of Jesse rules over all Israel for 33 years |
Abiathar (Eli's line ends) |
Zadok (2 Sam.15:27) Ahimaaz Azariah |
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| Solomon son of David & Bathsheba |
Azariah
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Johanan Azariah |
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| Jeroboam I son of Nebat & Zeruah |
Rehoboam son of Solomon & Naamah the Ammonite |
Amariah |
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| Nadab son of Jeroboam & |
Abijah/Abijam son of Rehoboam & Maacah/Micaiah, daughter of Absolom/Abishalom/Uriel |
Ahitub |
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| Basha son of Ahijah & |
Asa
Azariah son of Oded (2 Chron.15:1) |
Zadok |
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| Elah son of Baasha & |
Shallum |
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| Omri son of |
Jehoshaphat
son of Asa & Azuba, daughter of Shilhi |
Amariah | Hilkiah |
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| Ahab
son of Omri & Elijah
Ahaziah
son of Ahab & Jezebel Micaiah |
Eliezer
Jehu son of Hanani |
Azariah Seraiah |
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| Jehoram/Joram son of Ahab & Jezebel |
Jehoram son of Jehoshaphat & |
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| Elisha
Jehu |
Jehoahaz/Ahaziah son of Jehoram & Athaliah daughter of Ahab |
Jehoiada |
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| Jehoahaz son of Jehu |
Joash/Jehoash
son of Ahaziah & Zibiah of Beersheba, on his childhood survival hinged the survival of the Davidic Dynasty and fulfillment of it's messianic prophecies. (rescued by Jehoshabeath, daughter of Jehoram and wife of High Priest Jehoiada). Assassinated by palace officials Jozacar and Jehozabad (2 Kg.12:21). Azariah |
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| Joash/Jehoash son of Jehoahaz |
Amaziah son of Joash & Jehoaddin of Jerusalem Later, executes the assassins Flees to Lachish but is assassinated there. |
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| Jeroboam II
son of Joash & Jonah |
Azariah/Uzziah son of Amaziah & Jecoliah of Jerusalem, married Jerusha (daughter of Zadok). |
Azariah (2 Chron.26:17-20) |
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| Zechariah son of Jeroboam & assassinated by Shallum |
A leper living in quarantine until his death Jotham his son acts as regent. |
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| Shallum son of Jabesh & |
Jotham son of Azariah & Jerusha, daughter of Zadok his kingdom begins to be raided by Pekah of Israel & Rezin of Syria |
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| Menahem son of Gadi & committed atrocity at Tiphsah buys off Assyrian invaders |
Ahaz
son of Jotham & sacrifices his son as an offering (2 Kg.16:3). Pekah of Israel & Rezin of Syria invade Judah & besiege Jerusalem Edomites supplant Judah at Elath on the Red Sea gulf of Aqaba Isaiah, his wife, and their sign-child son |
Uriah |
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| Pekahiah son of Menahem & assassinated by Pekah |
Temple treasure used to bribe the Assyrians to attack Syria. |
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| Pekah
son of Remaliah Assyria invades and deports assassinated by Hoshea Oded (2 Chron.28:9) |
Hezekiah
son of Ahaz & Abi, daughter of Zechariah in his sixth year Israel is deported in his 14th year Sennacherib of Assyria invades Judah Hezekiah at death's door is given another 15 years. Isaiah |
Azariah (2 Chron.31:10) |
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| Hoshea son of Elah & child sacrifice continues |
Manasseh son of Hezekiah & Hephzibah |
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| Shalmaneser of Assyria invades and deports the population Assyria imports a new population. |
Amon son of Manasseh & |
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| Josiah
son of Amon & Huldah Jeremiah |
Hilkiah |
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| Jehoahaz son of Josiah & |
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| Jehoiakim born Eliakim, son of Josiah & Zebidah the daughter of Pedaiah of Rumah |
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| Jehoiachin son of |
Maaseiah |
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| Zedekiah
son of Jeremiah taken to Egypt |
Pashur Jehoiada Seraiah |
Jehozadak (1Ch 6:3-15). |
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Zerubabel John Hyrcannus Alexander Jannaeus Herod the Great Herod Archelaus |
Uriah
Eliashib |
'Now after these things, in the reign of Artaxerxes king of Persia, Aaron Eleazar, Phinehas, Abishua, Bukki, Uzzi, Zerahiah, Meraioth, Azariah, Amariah, Ahitub, Zadok, Shallum, Hilkiah, Azariah, Seraiah, Ezra (Ez.7:1-5). Annas Caiaphas |
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