Valley of Jehoshaphat
Valley of Jehoshaphat (Biblical Place • Kidron • 31.772°N, 35.237°E): Ancient biblical location referenced in Joel 3:2 , Joel 3:12 (identified with Kidron ). It is closely linked with Jehoshaphat (Generation 38 • Messianic Line • Child of Asa ): Jehoshaphat is a biblical figure in Generation 38 of the Messianic Line , child of Asa , parent of Joram . ( 1 Chronicles 3:10 , Matthew 1:8 )
Connected Genealogical Figures & Lineage
Jehoshaphat (Generation 38 • Messianic Line • Child of Asa ): Jehoshaphat is a biblical figure in Generation 38 of the Messianic Line , child of Asa , parent of Joram . ( 1 Chronicles 3:10 , Matthew 1:8 ) (mentioned in 2 Samuel 8 , 2 Samuel 20 , 1 Kings 4 )
Biblical Geography & Sacred Architecture
Key geographical locations connected to this topic include Valley of Jehoshaphat (Ancient biblical location referenced in Joel 3:2 , Joel 3:12 (identified with Kidron ).) Valley of Baca (?. Referenced in Ps 84:6 .) Valley of Slaughter (Ancient biblical location referenced in Jer 7:32 , Jer 19:6 (identified with Valley of Hinnom ).) Valley of Aven (Ancient biblical location referenced in Amos 1:5 .)
Scripture Witness (KJV) & Canonical Context
Primary KJV scripture witnesses include Joel 3:12 : "Let the heathen be wakened, and come up to the valley of Jehoshaphat : for there will I sit to judge all the heathen round about."; Joel 3:2 : "I will also gather all nations, and will bring them down into the valley of Jehoshaphat , and will plead with them there for my people and for my heritage Israel , whom they have sca..."; 1 Kings 22:49 : "Then said Ahaziah the son of Ahab unto Jehoshaphat, Let my servants go with thy servants in the ships. But Jehoshaphat would not.". Related canonical books and chapters: Joel 3 ( Joel • Chapter 3 (21 verses)).