The Age of Reason · Character
Zedekiah
Last king of Judah before the Babylonian captivity.
minor
Also known as King Zedekiah
First appearance: part i vii examination of the old testament
Zedekiah's tie to Jeremiah is one of the pressures that moves The Age of Reason—worth meeting in the text, not only on a cast list.
King of Judah during the siege of Jerusalem, who consulted Jeremiah and later revolted against Nebuchadnezzar.
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- Professional
- Other
Character groups
- Biblical military and royal figures
- Gospel figures and revolutionaries
- Old Testament prophets and kings
- Diverse historical and biblical figures
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- Escalation
- Breaking point
- Aftermath
- Closing
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- Jeremiah
professional · ambivalent
Jeremiah serves as a prophet advising and warning King Zedekiah during the Babylonian… How this plays out →
- Jeremiah
professional · ambivalent
Jeremiah serves as a prophet advising and warning King Zedekiah during the Babylonian… How this plays out →
- Jeremiah
professional · ambivalent
Jeremiah serves as a prophet advising and warning King Zedekiah during the Babylonian… How this plays out →
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See Zedekiah in part i vii examination of the old testament