Name Meaning and Biblical Context of Jehosheba
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| Meaning | God's oath. | ||
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The Biblical baby name Jehosheba is Hebrew in origin and it's meaning is Jehovah's oath.
Jehosheba is pronounced jeh-ho-sheh'-bah. Jehosheba was the daughter of King Joram of Israel. She was married to Jehoiada, the High Priest. After the death of King Ahaziah of Judah, his mother Athaliah took over the throne, and put all his descendants to death. However, Jehosheba managed to rescue Jehoash, the son of Ahazaiah. She and her husband, Jehoiada raised him, and at the age of seven years, anointed and crowned him as the king of Judah. Jehosheba is also called Jehoshabeath in the Bible. Biblical reference for baby name Jehosheba: 2 Kings 11:2 Strong's Bible concordance H3089 |
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