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  2. Jehoash of Judah - Wikipedia

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    Jehoash was 7 years old when his reign began, and he reigned for 40 years. [2] ( 2 Kings 12:1 , 2 Chronicles 24:1 ) He was succeeded by his son, Amaziah of Judah . He is said to have been righteous "all the days of Jehoiada the priest" ( 2 Chronicles 24:2 ) but to have deviated from fidelity to Yahweh after Jehoiada's death ( 2 Chronicles 24:17 ...

  3. New Covenant - Wikipedia

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    The New Covenant ( Ancient Greek: διαθήκη καινή, romanized : diathḗkē kainḗ) is a biblical interpretation which was originally derived from a phrase which is contained in the Book of Jeremiah ( Jeremiah 31:31–34 ), in the Hebrew Bible (or the Old Testament of the Christian Bible ). Generally, Christians believe that the ...

  4. Jehoshaphat - Wikipedia

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    So Jehoshaphat's dates are taken as one year earlier: co-regency beginning in 873/871, sole reign commencing in 871/870, and death in 849/848 BCE. The calendars for reckoning the years of kings in Judah and Israel were offset by six months, that of Judah starting in Tishri (in the fall) and that of Israel in Nisan (in the spring). Cross ...

  5. History of ancient Israel and Judah - Wikipedia

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    This religion was subsequently adopted by the landowners of Judah, who in 640 BCE placed the eight-year-old Josiah on the throne. Judah at this time was a vassal state of Assyria, but Assyrian power collapsed in the 630s, and around 622 Josiah and his supporters launched a bid for independence expressed as loyalty to "Yahweh alone".

  6. Jubilee (biblical) - Wikipedia

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    The Jubilee ( Hebrew: יובל yōḇel; Yiddish: yoyvl) is the year that follows the passage of seven “weeks of years” (seven cycles of sabbatical years, or 49 total years). This fiftieth year [1] deals largely with land, property, and property rights. According to regulations found in the Book of Leviticus, certain indentured servants ...

  7. Kings of Israel and Judah - Wikipedia

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    Reigned over Judah for 7 years in Hebron, then Israel & Judah in Jerusalem for 33 years; 40 years in total. Death: natural causes: 962–922 970–931: 971–931: Solomon: שלמה בן-דוד מלך ישראל Shelomo ben David, Melekh Yisra'el. Reigned over Israel & Judah in Jerusalem for 40 years. Death: natural causes

  8. Kingdom of Israel (united monarchy) - Wikipedia

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    Kingdom of Israel (united monarchy) According to the Deuteronomistic history in the Hebrew Bible, a United Monarchy or United Kingdom of Israel [7] existed under the reigns of Saul, Eshbaal, David, and Solomon, encompassing the territories of both the later kingdoms of Judah and Israel. [8] [9] [10]

  9. Covenant (biblical) - Wikipedia

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    The Quran also states how God cursed the Children of Israel and made them suffer for breaking the covenant [ 4:155], [ 5:13] while also mentioning other covenants such a prophetic covenant with the Israelites in Quran 3:81, the Noahic and Abrahamic covenants in Quran 33:7, and in 5:14 and 7:169 a covenant made with the followers of Jesus ...