Josiah of Judah

GPTKB entity

Statements (46)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf King of Judah
gptkbp:ageLimit 39
gptkbp:alliance gptkb:Egypt
gptkbp:birthYear 648 BC
gptkbp:burialPlace gptkb:Tomb_of_the_Kings
gptkbp:culturalImpact Influence_on_Jewish_tradition
gptkbp:culturalSignificance Biblical figure
gptkbp:descendant Jesus Christ
gptkbp:died Battle of Megiddo
gptkbp:dynasty gptkb:House_of_David
gptkbp:father gptkb:Amon_of_Judah
gptkbp:hasArtStyle gptkb:First_Temple
gptkbp:historicalImpact gptkb:End_of_the_Kingdom_of_Judah
Symbol of righteousness
Model for future leaders
Reform of worship practices
Promotion of the Torah
Inspiration for religious movements
Unification of the kingdom
Legacy_in_Christian_theology
Religious_revival_in_Judah
Cultural_renaissance_in_Judah
Influence_on_later_Jewish_kings
Influence_on_the_Hebrew_Bible
Precursor_to_Babylonian_exile
gptkbp:historicalPeriod 2 Chronicles 34-35
2 Kings 22-23
Iron Age II
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Josiah of Judah
gptkbp:knownFor gptkb:Discovery_of_the_Book_of_the_Law
Religious reforms
gptkbp:legacy Last_righteous_king_of_Judah
gptkbp:legalStatus Covenant with God
gptkbp:militaryRank gptkb:Battle_against_Pharaoh_Necho_II
gptkbp:mother Jedidah
gptkbp:philanthropy Huldah
gptkbp:politicalPosition Strengthening of Judah
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:Amon_of_Judah
gptkbp:reform Deuteronomic reform
Centralization of worship
Removal of idols
Restoration of Passover
gptkbp:reignEnd 609 BC
gptkbp:reignStart 640 BC
gptkbp:religion Judaism
gptkbp:successor Jehoahaz of Judah