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Zebudah

mother of King Jehoiakim

Mother of King Jehoiakim of Judah and daughter of Pedaiah of Rumah, identified in the royal introduction formula of 2 Kings 23.

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Zebudah was the mother of King of , daughter of Pedaiah of Rumah. She is named in 2 Kings 23 in the customary royal introduction formula that records the king's mother alongside his accession age and length of reign. Jehoiakim was placed on the throne by after the death of and reigned eleven years in , doing evil in the sight of the Lord. Zebudah is known entirely through this brief maternal reference and no further details about her life are recorded.

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