Who Was Alive
Hoshea
Published by Guillaume Rouille(1518?-1589), Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Hoshea

King of Israel

Born 759 BC · died 723 BC, aged 35 or 36
Also known as Hosea

Who was alive at the same time as Hoshea?

  1. Ahab, 918–852 BC
  2. Jehu, 876–814 BC
  3. Jehoram of Israel, 870–841 BC
  4. Ahaziah of Israel, 870–851 BC
  5. Amos, 814–740 BC
  6. Sargon II, c. 765 – 705 BC
  7. Ahaz, 763–727 BC
  8. Hoshea, 759–723 BC
  9. Numa Pompilius, 753–671 BC
  10. Sennacherib, c. 745 – 681 BC
  11. Tullus Hostilius, 710–642 BC
  12. Archilochus, 688 – c. 645 BC
  13. Ashurbanipal, 685–631 BC
  14. Ancus Marcius, 675–616 BC

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Only 5 people we track were surely alive alongside Hoshea

Our coverage of the ancient world is thin: we only include people whose birth and death can be dated to within 25 years.

The nearest lives we can place: Jehu died about 54 years before Hoshea was born, Jehoram of Israel died about 81 years before Hoshea was born, Ahaziah of Israel died about 91 years before Hoshea was born, Ahab died about 92 years before Hoshea was born, Tullus Hostilius was born about 12 years after Hoshea died and Archilochus was born about 34 years after Hoshea died.

When Hoshea was born, Amos was 54 or 55 and Ahaz was 3 or 4.

When Hoshea died, Numa Pompilius was 29 or 30.

Born during Hoshea’s lifetime: Sennacherib and Numa Pompilius.

Where Hoshea and the nearest lives were born

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