Bible Person
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
Name meaning
the Lord dwells; deer; goat
Identity
female
First appears
2 Kgs 12:1
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.
Name meaning
the Lord dwells; deer; goat
Identity
female
The mother of King Joash (2 Kings 12:1; 2 Chr. 24:1). 3
Source note: this 1893 dictionary language reflects its period and may be culturally insensitive or outdated. It is presented as historical source material, not as ai-BIBLE’s language, interpretation, or endorsement.
AI-assisted summary prepared for ai-BIBLE and stored as page content, based on dictionary material, person metadata, and linked Bible cross references.
Alistair de Blacquiere-Clarkson, “ai-BIBLE Bible Names JSON Factsheet Aggregating Material from Smith’s Bible Dictionary & Hitcocks’s New and Complete Analysis of the Bible.” ai-BIBLE electronic edition, version 1.0.
M.G.Easton, Illustrated Bible Dictionary, ai-BIBLE electronic edition, version 1.0.
Robert Rouse, “Theographic Bible Information,” Theographic-Bible-Metadata, 2020, https://github.com/robertrouse/theographic-bible-metadata.