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Jehoshaphat (/ dʒ ə ˈ h ɒ ʃ ə f æ t /; alternatively spelled Jehosaphat, Josaphat, or Yehoshafat; Hebrew: יְהוֹשָׁפָט, Modern: Yəhōšafaṭ, Tiberian: Yŏhōšāp̄āṭ, "Yahweh has judged"; [1] Greek: Ἰωσαφάτ, romanized: Iosafát; Latin: Josaphat), according to the Hebrew Bible, was the son of Asa, and the fourth king of the Kingdom of Judah, in succession to his ...
Beracah is a valley mentioned in the Hebrew Bible (Old Testament). It was named the "Valley of Blessings ("blessing" is "Berakhah" in Hebrew) by Jehoshaphat, king of Judah after God’s victory over Moab and Ammon, as is recounted in the Second Book of Chronicles. [1] The valley is on the main road from Hebron to Jerusalem.
According to the Hebrew Bible, Jehoshaphat was the father of King Jehu and the son of Nimshi. He is mentioned in 2 Kings 9:2, 2 Kings 9:14 and 2 Chronicles 22:9. There are some points in the Bible that Jehu is called the son of Nimshi only. [1] Amitai Baruchi-Unna suggests that he was Omri's grandson. [2]
The story of Josaphat and Barlaam also occupies a great part of book xv of the Speculum Historiale (Mirror of History) by the 13th century French encyclopedist Vincent of Beauvais. One of the Marco Polo manuscripts notes the remarkable similarity between the tale of "Sakyamuni Burkham" (the name that Polo uses for the Buddha ) and St. Josaphat ...
Jehu (UK: / ˈ dʒ iː h j uː /, US: / ˈ dʒ iː h uː /; [1] Hebrew: יֵהוּא Yēhūʾ, "Yah is He") [2] son of Hanani was a prophet mentioned in the Hebrew Bible, who was active during the 9th century BC.
Nimshi (Hebrew: נִמְשִׁי Nīmšī; Latin and Douay–Rheims: Namsi) is a character in the Hebrew Bible. He is mentioned in the Books of Kings and the Second Book of Chronicles as father, grandfather, or possibly a forebear of Jehu , the king of the Northern Kingdom of Israel (compare 1 Kings 19:16; 2 Kings 9:20; 2 Chronicles 22:7 with 2 ...
Jehoshaphat had riches and honor in abundance; and by marriage he allied himself with Ahab. [13] "By marriage he allied himself": from Hebrew: יתחתן 14] that Jehoram the son of Jehoshaphat married Athaliah the daughter of Ahab (2 Kings 8:16; 2 Kings 8:18; 2 Kings 8:26). Athaliah was also called "daughter" of Omri (father of Ahab) in 2 ...
Jehoshaphat asks if there are any other prophets of whom to inquire the word of the Lord . Ahab mentions Micaiah the son of Imlah, but expresses dislike for him because his past (1 Kings 20:13–43) prophecies have not been in favor of him (1 Kings 22:7–8). A messenger is sent to bring Micaiah to the king to give his prophecy.