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Jehoiakim

634 BC - 598 BC

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Jehoiakim, also sometimes spelled Jehoikim was the eighteenth and antepenultimate King of Judah from 609 to 598 BC. He was the second son of King Josiah (1 Chronicles 3:15) and Zebidah, the daughter of Pedaiah of Rumah. His birth name was Eliakim. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Jehoiakim is the 1,575th most popular politician (up from 1,612th in 2019), the 62nd most popular biography from Israel (up from 74th in 2019) and the 19th most popular Israeli Politician.

Jehoiakim is most famous for being the king of Judah when Nebuchadnezzar invaded Jerusalem in 597 BC.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Jehoiakim ranks 1,575 out of 19,576Before him are Abdelmadjid Tebboune, Carus, Joseph I of Portugal, Halfdan Ragnarsson, Maria I of Portugal, and Hongxi Emperor. After him are Emperor Gaozong of Tang, Hassan Sheikh Mohamud, Romanos II, Ernst Thälmann, Djedefre, and Anastas Mikoyan.

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Among people born in 634 BC, Jehoiakim ranks 1 Among people deceased in 598 BC, Jehoiakim ranks 1

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In Israel

Among people born in Israel, Jehoiakim ranks 62 out of 466Before him are Ada Yonath (1939), Ehud Olmert (1945), Ehud Barak (1942), Haggai (-550), James, son of Alphaeus (-10), and Abijah of Judah (-1000). After him are Rabbi Akiva (50), Berenice (28), Reuven Rivlin (1939), Mahmoud Darwish (1941), Manasseh of Judah (-800), and Josiah (-648).

Among POLITICIANS In Israel

Among politicians born in Israel, Jehoiakim ranks 19Before him are Rehoboam (-972), Jeroboam (-1000), Hezekiah (-800), Ehud Olmert (1945), Ehud Barak (1942), and Abijah of Judah (-1000). After him are Berenice (28), Reuven Rivlin (1939), Manasseh of Judah (-800), Josiah (-648), Zedekiah (-617), and Jehoash of Judah (-843).