Asa of Judah
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Asa was, according to the Hebrew Bible, the third king of the Kingdom of Judah and the fifth king of the House of David. Based on the Biblical chronology, Biblical scholars suggest that he reigned fro
Asa, Jehoshaphat, and Joram, from the Sistine Chapel ceiling.
Abijah, Asa, and Jehoshaphat, by Lucas van Leyden
The crowning of Asa, from the Weltchronik Fulda.
Asa destroys the idols, from the Weltchronik Fulda.
Kingdom of Judah
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The Kingdom of Judah was an Israelite kingdom of the Southern Levant during the Iron Age. Centered in the highlands to the west of the Dead Sea, the kingdom's capital was Jerusalem. It was ruled by th
Tel Dan Stele, with the word(s) "House of David" highlighted (9th century BCE)
Stepped Stone Structure seen from the Large Stone Structure
Storage jars handles marked with LMLK seals, Hecht Museum
The Yavne-Yam ostracon from the Mesad Hashavyahu fortress, documenting administrative correspondence in Paleo-Hebrew