Encyclopedia of The Bible – Nehushta
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Nehushta

NEHUSHTA nĭ hoosh’ tə (נְחֻשְׁתָּ֥א). The daughter of Elnathan; wife of King Jehoiakim and mother of Jehoiachin (2 Kings 24:8). Nebuchadrezzar deported her, Jehoiachin, and other leading citizens to Babylon in 597 b.c. (2 Kings 24:12, 15).