ID: 901000417 Page link: http://vocab.getty.edu/page/ia/901000417	Record Type: Character/Person

	Jehosaphat, King of Judah (Old Testament character)

Note: An ancestor of Christ depicted in the Jesse Tree. According to 1 Kings 15:24, Jehoshaphat, son of Asa, was the fourth king of the Kingdom of Judah, and successor to his father. His children included Jehoram, who succeeded him as king. His mother was Azubah. Historically, his name has sometimes been connected with the Valley of Josaphat.

Display Date: reigned ca. 873–ca. 849 BCE

Names:

	Jehosaphat, King of Judah (Old Testament character) (preferred,f,English-P,D,N)
	Jehoshaphat (Old Testament character) (English,U,N)
	Jehosaphat (Old Testament character) (Dutch-P,D,N)
	Jehosaphat (Old Testament character) (English,U,N)
	Josaphat (Old Testament character) (undetermined,U,N)
	Yehoshaphat (Old Testament character) (undetermined,U,N)
	Jehoschafat (Old Testament character) (undetermined,U,N)
	Johosephat (Old Testament character) (undetermined,U,N)

Hierarchical Position:

		Legend, Religion, Mythology (P)
		....<Old Testament iconography> (P)
		........<Old Testament characters> (P)
		............Jehosaphat, King of Judah (Old Testament character) (I)

Related Iconography:

	associated with .... Tree of Jesse
	..........(Legend, Religion, Mythology, Christian iconography, Christian allegory, symbolism, theme, Themes surrounding Jesus Christ, Tree of Jesse (Christian theme)) [901000411]

	child of .... Asa
	..........(Legend, Religion, Mythology, Old Testament iconography, Old Testament characters, Asa (Old Testament character)) [901000416]

Other Relationships:

	role/characteristic is .... religious character
	.....(characters (people by activity), people by activity, people (agents), People (hierarchy name)) (AAT)

	role/characteristic is .... king (person)
	.....(monarchs, rulers (people), people in administration and government, people by occupation, people (agents), People (hierarchy name)) (AAT)

	culture/religion is .... Old Testament (culture or period)
	.....(Ancient Middle Eastern, Near Eastern (Early Western World), Early Western World, styles, periods, and cultures by region, Styles and Periods (hierarchy name)) (AAT)

Sources:

	Jehosaphat, King of Judah (Old Testament character)
	................Library of Congress Authorities online (2002-)
	Jehoshaphat (Old Testament character)
	................Library of Congress Authorities online (2002-) n 94013100
	Jehosaphat (Old Testament character)
	................Encyclopedia Britannica Online (2002-)
	................Rijksmuseum [online] (2000-) accessed 13 September 2012
	................Iconclass Illustrated Edition (2022-) in 71K2752 about four hundred prophets .... King Jehosaphat ...
	Josaphat (Old Testament character)
	................Encyclopedia Britannica Online (2002-)
	Yehoshaphat (Old Testament character)
	................Encyclopedia Britannica Online (2002-)
	Jehoschafat (Old Testament character)
	................Library of Congress Authorities online (2002-)
	Johosephat (Old Testament character)
	................Library of Congress Authorities online (2002-)

Iconography Record Sources:

	................ Rijksmuseum [online] (2000-) accessed 13 September 2012
	................ Encyclopedia Britannica Online (2002-) "Jehoshaphat," accessed 30 June 2017