Athaliah

Athaliah (Hebrew: עֲתַלְיָה, Modern: ʻAtalya, Tiberian: ʿĂṯalyā, Greek: Γοθολία Gotholía; Latin: Athalia) was the daughter of either king Omri, or of King Ahab and Queen Jezebel of Israel, the queen consort of Judah as the wife of King Jehoram, a descendant of King David, and later queen regnant c. 841–835 BCE.

This article is about the queen of Judah. For other uses, see Attalia (disambiguation).
"Athalia" redirects here. For the genus of sawflies, see Athalia (sawfly).
Athaliah
Athaliah from Guillaume Rouillé's Promptuarii Iconum Insigniorum, 1553
Queen regnant of Judah
Reignc. 841 – 835 BCE
PredecessorAhaziah
SuccessorJoash
Queen mother of Judah
Tenurec.  842 – 841 BCE
Queen consort of Judah
Tenurec. ? – 842 BCE
BornSamaria, Kingdom of Israel
Diedc. 836 BCE
Jerusalem, Kingdom of Judah
SpouseJehoram
IssueAhaziah
HouseHouse of Omri
FatherOmri or Ahab
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