etellu

  • 1ATHALIAH — (Heb. עֲתַלְיָה, עֲתַלְיָהוּ; perhaps: Yahweh is lord ; cf. Akkadian etellu, lord ), sole reigning queen of Judah (842–836 B.C.E.), daughter of ahab and jezebel (or perhaps a daughter of Omri) of Israel. Athaliah s marriage to …

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