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gptkbp:instance_of
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gptkb:King_of_Jerusalem
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gptkbp:alliance
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gptkb:Egypt
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gptkbp:burial_place
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gptkb:Tomb_of_the_Kings
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gptkbp:cause_of_death
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gptkb:Battle_of_Megiddo
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gptkbp:contemporary
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gptkb:Huldah
gptkb:Nahum
gptkb:Zephaniah
gptkb:Jeremiah
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gptkbp:cultural_impact
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Influence on Jewish tradition
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gptkbp:death_date
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39 years
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gptkbp:dynasty
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gptkb:House_of_David
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gptkbp:father
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gptkb:Amon_of_Judah
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gptkbp:historical_period
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Late Iron Age
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gptkbp:historical_significance
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Influenced Jewish identity
Last great king of Judah
Preceded the Babylonian exile
Promoted the worship of Yahweh
Restored the Law of Moses
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gptkbp:historical_source
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2 Chronicles 34-35
2 Kings 22-23
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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Josiah of Judah
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gptkbp:known_for
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gptkb:Discovery_of_the_Book_of_the_Law
Religious reforms
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gptkbp:legacy
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Symbol of piety
Model for future kings
Reformist king
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gptkbp:mother
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Jedidah
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gptkbp:political_position
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gptkb:Military_campaigns
Diplomatic relations with Babylon
Opposition to Assyria
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gptkbp:predecessor
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gptkb:Amon_of_Judah
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gptkbp:reform
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Deuteronomic reform
Centralization of worship
Removal of pagan worship
Renovation of the Temple
Restoration of the covenant
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gptkbp:reign_end
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609 BC
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gptkbp:reign_start
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640 BC
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gptkbp:religion
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gptkb:Judaism
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gptkbp:significant_event
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Passover celebration
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gptkbp:successor
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gptkb:Jehoahaz_of_Judah
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:Pharaoh_Necho_II
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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6
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