Bible Person

Nehushta

Meaning: made of brass · Female · 1 cross reference

Nehushta is the daughter of Elnathan of Jerusalem and the mother of Jehoiachin in 2 Kings 24:8. She belongs to the royal house of Judah at the brink of Babylonian collapse. First appears in 2 Kgs 24:8.1

AI summary: Nehushta matters because her single cross reference places her within the final generation of Judah's monarchy as the kingdom moves toward exile. The entry contributes maternal and dynastic texture to the setting of Jehoiachin's short reign. Taken together, the material presents Nehushta as a royal mother in Judah's last days.1

Central Figure

Nehushta

Meaning: made of brass

Copper, the daughter of Elnathan of Jerusalem, and the wife of Jehoiakin (2 Kings 24:8), king of Judah.