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4 articles found for “Coniah”

• Jehoiachin

  Jehoiachin was a king of Judah who reigned for about three months before surrendering to Nebuchadnezzar, king of Babylon, and being carried off to Babylon. In Scripture he is also called Jeconiah and Coniah.

• Jeconiah

  Jeconiah, also called Jehoiachin and Coniah, was one of the last kings of Judah. After reigning for three months, he was taken captive to Babylon and was released from prison thirty-seven years later. His name also appears in the genealogy of Jesus in the Gospel of Matthew.

• Jeremiah 22

  Jeremiah 22 opens with a call for the royal house of Judah to execute justice and righteousness. It then pronounces judgment, in turn, on Shallum, Jehoiakim, and Coniah, the kings who succeeded Josiah.

• Shealtiel

  Shealtiel is a biblical figure recorded as the son of Jehoiachin (Jeconiah), the king of Judah who was carried captive to Babylon, and as the father of Zerubbabel, who led the rebuilding of the temple. His name also appears in the genealogies of Jesus in the G