{
  "id": "dict_003948",
  "term": "Nehushta",
  "slug": "nehushta",
  "letter": "N",
  "entry_type": "biblical_person",
  "entry_family": "theological_term",
  "depth_profile": "standard",
  "short_definition": "Nehushta was the mother of King Jehoiachin and a royal woman in Judah during the final years before the Babylonian exile.",
  "simple_one_line": "A royal woman in Judah and the mother of King Jehoiachin.",
  "tooltip_text": "Nehushta is a biblical person named in 2 Kings as the mother of King Jehoiachin.",
  "aliases": [],
  "scripture_references": [],
  "original_language_terms": [],
  "related_entries": [
    "Jehoiachin",
    "Jehoiakim",
    "Elnathan",
    "Queen mother",
    "Babylonian exile"
  ],
  "see_also": [
    "2 Kings 24",
    "Judah, Kingdom of",
    "Davidic line"
  ],
  "lede_intro": "Nehushta was a woman of Judah’s royal household in the closing years before the Babylonian exile. Scripture identifies her as the mother of King Jehoiachin and places her within the final generation of Judah’s monarchy.",
  "at_a_glance_definition": "Nehushta was a biblical woman mentioned in 2 Kings 24 as the mother of Jehoiachin, Judah’s exiled king.",
  "at_a_glance_key_points": [
    "A biblical person, not a theological concept",
    "Identified as Jehoiachin’s mother",
    "Appears in the context of Judah’s fall to Babylon",
    "Associated with the royal household and the queen mother’s role"
  ],
  "description_academic_short": "Nehushta is a biblical woman named in the historical books of Judah’s last kings. Scripture identifies her as the mother of King Jehoiachin and includes her in the account of the Babylonian deportation. She is best classified as a biblical person rather than a theological term.",
  "description_academic_full": "Nehushta is a woman mentioned in the historical narrative of Judah’s final years. In 2 Kings 24:8 she is identified as the mother of Jehoiachin, and she is included among those connected to the royal household during the Babylonian exile. The biblical notice is brief, but it places her within the closing phase of the Davidic monarchy before Jerusalem’s downfall. Because Nehushta is a proper name for a biblical person, this entry should be treated as a personal name entry rather than a doctrinal or theological term.",
  "background_biblical_context": "Nehushta appears in the account of Jehoiachin’s reign and the deportation to Babylon. Her mention helps situate the king within his family and within the collapse of Judah’s monarchy.",
  "background_historical_context": "Her brief appearance belongs to the period when Babylon was asserting dominance over Judah and carrying away members of the royal family. The mention of the queen mother reflects the importance of royal women in the court of Judah.",
  "background_jewish_ancient_context": "In the ancient Near Eastern and Judean court, the king’s mother often held recognized status as queen mother. Nehushta’s mention fits that setting, though Scripture does not elaborate on her duties or influence.",
  "key_texts_primary": [
    "2 Kings 24:8",
    "2 Kings 24:12",
    "2 Kings 24:15"
  ],
  "key_texts_secondary": [
    "Jeremiah 13:18"
  ],
  "original_language_note": "Hebrew: Neḥuštāh (נְחֻשְׁתָּא), a personal name associated with the root for bronze or copper.",
  "theological_significance": "Nehushta herself is not a major theological figure, but her mention supports the historicity of Judah’s royal line and the biblical record of the exile.",
  "philosophical_explanation": "This entry is a historical identification rather than a doctrinal concept. Its value lies in preserving the Bible’s concrete naming of real people in real events.",
  "interpretive_cautions": "Do not build theology from the name alone. The biblical text gives very little biographical detail, so later claims about her character or role should remain modest.",
  "major_views_note": "There is no major doctrinal debate about Nehushta. The only interpretive issue is how much to infer from her brief mention in the royal narrative.",
  "doctrinal_boundaries": "Nehushta is a historical biblical person, not a doctrine, symbol, or title for a theological office.",
  "practical_significance": "Her brief mention reminds readers that Scripture records even seemingly minor people within salvation history and that the fall of Judah involved real families, not abstract events.",
  "meta_description": "Nehushta was the mother of King Jehoiachin and a royal woman in Judah during the years before the Babylonian exile.",
  "public_url": "/companion-bible-dictionary/nehushta/",
  "json_url": "/companion-bible-dictionary/data/dictionary/nehushta.json",
  "final_disposition": "PUBLISH_CANONICAL"
}