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Zebudah

זְבִידָה/zeh-BOO-dah/

Given or bestowed

Summary

The daughter of Pedaiah of Rumah and mother of King Jehoiakim of Judah.

Royal Mother

Zebudah was the wife of King Josiah and the mother of Eliakim (Jehoiakim), whom Pharaoh Necho placed on the throne of Judah after deposing Jehoahaz. She was from Rumah, a town in Galilee or possibly Judah.

Key verses:2 Kings 23:36

Related Verses1 mention

2 Kings· 1 verse

References

  1. 1.John McClintock and James Strong, "Zebudah," in Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature, vol. X (Harper & Brothers, 1867–1887).
  2. 2.James Orr (ed.), "Zebudah," in International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, vol. V (Howard-Severance Company, 1915).