Hamutal
חֲמוּטַל/huh-MYOO-tal/
“Kinsman of the dew or akin to the dew”
Summary
Hamutal was the daughter of Jeremiah of Libnah, wife of King Josiah, and mother of two kings of Judah: Jehoahaz and Zedekiah.
☩Queen Mother
Hamutal was the daughter of Jeremiah of Libnah (not the prophet) and became one of King Josiah's wives. She bore him at least two sons who both became kings of Judah: Jehoahaz (also called Shallum), who reigned briefly before being deposed by Pharaoh Neco, and Mattaniah, whom Nebuchadnezzar renamed Zedekiah and made the last king of Judah. As mother of these two kings, she held the influential position of queen mother during turbulent times in Judah's history.
Key verses:2 Kings 23:312 Kings 24:18Jeremiah 52:1
References
- 1.John McClintock and James Strong, "Hamutal," in Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature, vol. IV (Harper & Brothers, 1867–1887).
- 2.George Morrish, "Hamutal," in Morrish's Concise Bible Dictionary (George Morrish, 1898).
- 3.F. N. Peloubet & M. A. Peloubet (ed.), "Hamutal," in Smith's Bible Dictionary (Porter & Coates, 1884).
- 4.Andrew Robert Fausset, "Hamutal," in The Englishman's Critical and Expository Bible Cyclopædia (Hodder & Stoughton, 1878).