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Yōʾšīyyāhū 𐤉𐤀𐤔𐤉𐤄𐤅 | |
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| Born | c. 648 BCE Jerusalem, Judah |
| Died | 609 BCE Jerusalem, Judah |
| Nationality | Hebrew |
Yōʾšīyyāhū (c. 648 BCE – 609 BCE), anglicized as Josiah, was the king of Judah from 640 until his death in 609 BCE. He was killed in the Battle of Megiddo against Egyptian forces led by Nekau II.[1]
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- ↑ Grigory Bongard-Levin, Boris Piotrovsky (1988). Ancient Civilisations of East and West. https://archive.org/details/ancientciveastwest/mode/1up.