Gedaliah ben Ahikam
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Gedaliah ben Ahikam was a Judean governor appointed by the Babylonians after the destruction of the First Temple, whose assassination is commemorated by the Jewish Fast of Gedaliah.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Gedaliah ben Ahikam canonical | 3 |
| Gedaliah son of Ahikam | 2 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Jewish religious figure
ⓘ
Judean governor ⓘ biblical figure ⓘ |
| appointedAfter |
Babylonian campaign against Jerusalem
ⓘ
surface form:
Babylonian conquest of Judah
destruction of the First Temple ⓘ |
| appointedBy |
Nebuchadnezzar II
ⓘ
Neo-Babylonian Empire ⓘ |
| assassinatedBy |
Ishmael son of Nethaniah
ⓘ
surface form:
Ishmael ben Nethaniah
a member of the royal Davidic line ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Babylonian exile
ⓘ
aftermath of the First Temple’s destruction ⓘ |
| basedIn |
Mizpah
ⓘ
surface form:
Mizpah in Benjamin
|
| commemoratedBy | Fast of Gedaliah ⓘ |
| commemoratedIn |
Hebrew calendar
ⓘ
surface form:
Jewish liturgical calendar
|
| commemorationDate |
day after Rosh Hashanah (common practice)
ⓘ
third of Tishrei (rabbinic tradition) ⓘ |
| culturalContext | ancient Israelite society ⓘ |
| deathCause | assassination ⓘ |
| deathEvent | murder of Gedaliah at Mizpah ⓘ |
| deathPlace |
Mizpah
ⓘ
surface form:
Mizpah in Benjamin
|
| era | 6th century BCE ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Judean ⓘ |
| familyBackground | from the family of Shaphan the scribe ⓘ |
| father |
Ahikam son of Shaphan
ⓘ
surface form:
Ahikam ben Shaphan
|
| governorOf |
Yehud (Persian province)
ⓘ
surface form:
Yehud (province)
|
| governorUnder | Babylonian administration ⓘ |
| grandfather | Shaphan the scribe ⓘ |
| historicalRegion | Kingdom of Judah ⓘ |
| language | Hebrew ⓘ |
| legacy | symbol of the final blow to the First Commonwealth ⓘ |
| mentionedIn |
2 Chronicles
ⓘ
surface form:
Book of 2 Chronicles
Book of 2 Kings ⓘ Book of Jeremiah ⓘ |
| name | Gedaliah ben Ahikam self-link ⓘ |
| observanceLinkedTo | minor fast days in Judaism ⓘ |
| policy |
promoted stability in the province
ⓘ
urged people to serve the king of Babylon ⓘ |
| positionHeld | governor of Judah ⓘ |
| protectedBy | Babylonians ⓘ |
| religion | Judaism ⓘ |
| residence |
Mizpah
ⓘ
surface form:
Mizpah in Benjamin
|
| role |
administered remaining Judean population
ⓘ
encouraged agricultural resettlement ⓘ |
| significance |
his assassination led to flight of remaining Jews to Egypt
ⓘ
his death marked further collapse of Judean autonomy ⓘ |
| timePeriod | post-destruction of the First Temple ⓘ |
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Gedaliah son of Ahikam
this entity surface form:
Gedaliah son of Ahikam