Davidic line
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The Davidic line or the House of David was, according to the Hebrew Bible and Jewish tradition, the line of kings, descended from David, who ruled over the Kingdom of Israel and the Kingdom of Judah f
The Tel Dan Stele, with mention of the "House of David" highlighted in white.
Genealogy of the Exilarchs to David and Adam, Avraham ben Tamim, Cairo Geniza, 1100s (Katz Center/UPenn)
'David' by Michelangelo Fir JBU013
Zedekiah
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Zedekiah was the twentieth and final King of Judah before the destruction of Jerusalem by Nebuchadnezzar II of Babylon.
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…however, seals belonging to his son Eliashib and officials Nathan-melech and Asaiah have been discovered; and the kings Jehoahaz II, Jehoiakim, and Zedekiah are never explicitly named in historical records but are instead alluded to; however, Jeconiah is mentioned by name in Babylonian documents detailing…
The prophet Jeremiah prophesies the downfall of Jerusalem to King Zedekiah (painting by Joseph Stallaert)
Zedekiah's sons are slaughtered before his eyes, by Gustave Doré.
Zedekiah is chained and brought before Nebuchadnezzar.