Bible Person

Zibiah

Meaning: the Lord dwells; deer; goat · Female · 2 cross references

Zibiah is the mother of Joash and appears in the dynastic notices surrounding the young king of Judah. She belongs to the royal household context from which Joash's reign emerges. First appears in 2 Kgs 12:1.1

AI summary: Zibiah matters because her cross references place her name in the formal remembrance of Joash's maternal line, showing how royal identity is grounded not only in kingship but also in family connection. Even brief maternal notices add human and dynastic texture to the monarchy. Taken together, the material presents Zibiah as a remembered royal mother in Judah's history.1

Central Figure

Zibiah

Meaning: the Lord dwells; deer; goat

The mother of King Joash (2 Kings 12:1; 2 Chr.