Person

Zechariah of Israel

r. c. 753 BCE · 8th century BCE

Zechariah was king of Israel for six months around 753 BCE, the son of Jeroboam II and the last ruler of the dynasty of Jehu. According to the Bible he was murdered in public by Shallum, who took the throne. His death began a period of rapid and violent changes of ruler that lasted until the Assyrian conquest of Samaria.

Zechariah of Israel
Image: Published by Guillaume Rouille (1518?-1589) · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons

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The Epoch Institute. (2026). Zechariah of Israel. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/zechariah-of-israel
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