Asa of Judah
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Asa of Judah was a king of the ancient Kingdom of Judah, noted in the Hebrew Bible for his religious reforms and efforts to abolish idolatry.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Jehoshaphat | 2 |
| Asa of Judah canonical | 1 |
| King Asa of Judah | 1 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
biblical figure
ⓘ
human ⓘ king of Judah ⓘ |
| ally | Ben-Hadad I of Aram-Damascus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| battle | Battle against Zerah the Ethiopian ⓘ |
| burialPlace | Jerusalem NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| capital | Jerusalem NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| category |
Hebrew Bible kings
ⓘ
Kings of Judah NERFINISHED ⓘ Old Testament people ⓘ |
| chronologicalContext | early first millennium BCE (traditional biblical chronology) ⓘ |
| chronologicalNote | reigned forty-one years in Jerusalem (biblical claim) ⓘ |
| conflict | war with Baasha king of Israel ⓘ |
| country | Kingdom of Judah NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| describedIn |
Books of Chronicles
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Books of Kings NERFINISHED ⓘ Hebrew Bible NERFINISHED ⓘ Old Testament NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dynasty | Davidic dynasty NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| era | Divided Monarchy of Israel and Judah NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| evaluationInKings | did what was right in the eyes of the Lord ⓘ |
| father |
Abijah of Judah
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Abijam of Judah NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| healthIssue | disease in his feet in his old age ⓘ |
| house | House of David NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfName | Hebrew ⓘ |
| meaningOfName | possibly means healer or physician in Hebrew ⓘ |
| mother | Maacah bat Abishalom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableAction |
abolition of idolatry in Judah
ⓘ
deposition of Maacah from her position as queen mother ⓘ expulsion of male cult prostitutes from the land ⓘ fortification of cities in Judah ⓘ removal of high places and altars to foreign gods ⓘ renewal of the covenant to seek the Lord ⓘ reorganization of the army of Judah ⓘ |
| notableWork | religious reforms in Judah ⓘ |
| opponent |
Baasha of Israel
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Zerah the Ethiopian NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfBurial | City of David NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionHeld | King of Judah NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| predecessor | Abijam of Judah NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | Yahwism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spouse | Azubah bat Shilhi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| successor | Jehoshaphat of Judah NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| veneratedIn |
Christianity
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Judaism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.