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

Jehu

King of Israel

Born 876 BC · died 814 BC, aged 61 or 62
Also known as Jehu of Judah

Who was alive at the same time as Jehu?

  1. Ramesses III, c. 1217 – c. 1155 BC
  2. Omri, c. 940 – 874 BC
  3. Ahab, 918–852 BC
  4. Jehu, 876–814 BC
  5. Jehoram of Israel, 870–841 BC
  6. Ahaziah of Israel, 870–851 BC
  7. Amos, 814–740 BC
  8. Sargon II, c. 765 – 705 BC
  9. Ahaz, 763–727 BC
  10. Hoshea, 759–723 BC
  11. Numa Pompilius, 753–671 BC

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Only 4 people we track were surely alive alongside Jehu

Our coverage of the ancient world is thin: we only include people whose birth and death can be dated to within 25 years. These lives may have overlapped with Jehu’s, but their dates are too uncertain to say: Amos.

The nearest lives we can place: Ramesses III died about 276 years before Jehu was born, Sargon II was born about 46 years after Jehu died, Ahaz was born about 50 years after Jehu died, Hoshea was born about 54 years after Jehu died and Numa Pompilius was born about 61 years after Jehu died.

Born during Jehu’s lifetime: Ahaziah of Israel and Jehoram of Israel.

Where Jehu and the nearest lives were born

Jehu is labelled; the others are the best-known people we track who lived at the same time or nearest to it. Each dot is a birthplace from Wikidata (6 of 11 placed); tap one to open that person.
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