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Jehoshabeath

Daughter of King Jehoram who rescued baby Joash from Athaliah's massacre and hid him in the Temple for six years

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Also spelled Jehosheba (2 Kings 11:2). When Queen Athaliah murdered the royal family to seize the throne, Jehoshabeath rescued her infant nephew Joash and hid him with his nurse in the Temple for six years, preserving the Davidic line. She was married to the high priest Jehoiada.

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family_historyDaughter of King Jehoram family_historyWife of Jehoiada the high priest family_historyAunt of Joash