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Josiah or Yoshiyahu (Hebrew: יֹאשִׁיָּהוּ, Yošiyyáhu Yôšiyyāhû ; "supported of the Lord") was king of Judah, and son of Amon and Jedidah, the daughter of Adaiah of Bozkath. His grandfather was King Manasseh, whom Josianic sources blame for turning away from the Israelite religion, even adapting the Temple for idolatrous worship. Josiah is credited by some historians with having established Jewish scripture in written form as a part of the Deuteronomic reform that occurred during his rule. |
