Baasha
King of Israel (1KI 15:16)
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Names
- Baasha — בַּעְשָׁא baəsha “boldness” (H1201) · Βαασα Baasa — 1 Kings 15:16
Titles
- King of Israel — מֶלֶךְ יִשְׂרָאֵל melek yisərael “king of Israel” (H3478) · βασιλέως Ισραηλ basiléōs Israēl “king of Israel” (G2474) — 1 Kings 15:16
Family
- father of Elah (son of Baasha and King of Israel) (inferred)
Associations
- killer of Nadab (son of Jeroboam (1Ki 14:20))
Dated events
- Baasha's reign as king over Israel begins* — 3,053 AH · 953 BC (Ussher) — 1 Kings 15:33
- Baasha's reign as king over Israel ends* — 3,076 AH · 930 BC (Ussher) — 1 Kings 15:33
- Baasha fortifies Ramah — 3,088 AH · 874 BC — 2 Chronicles 16:1
Years are anno hominis, counted from Creation. The two chronologies are given as the source gives them, unreconciled.
Recorded at
- Ramah 1 — Baasha fortifies Ramah (2 Chronicles 16:1)
Named together
Appearances
Topical references
- King of Israel — 1 Kings 15:16; 1 Kings 15:27; 1 Kings 16:1; 1 Kings 21:22; 2 Kings 9:9; 2 Chronicles 16:1; Jeremiah 41:9
Outline from Nave's Topical Bible (1897); the sub-headings are Nave's own.