Definitions for josiah
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Josiah(ProperNoun)
A king of Judah.
Josiah(ProperNoun)
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Origin: יאשׁיּהוּ from אשויה and יה "founded of Yahweh".
The Nuttall Encyclopedia
Josiah
a king of Judah from 639 to 609 B.C.; was zealous for the restoration of the Jewish worship according to the ritual of Moses, as recently come to light in the discovery by Hilkiah the high-priest of the "Book of the Law"; he fell in battle before an invading Assyrian host.
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