Gedaliah ben Ahikam

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Gedaliah ben Ahikam: (a) (d. 423 BCE) After Nebuchadnezzar exiled most of the Jews from Israel, he appointed Gedaliah to govern those who remained. Gedaliah advocated submission to Babylon as a means of ensuring continued partial Jewish autonomy, and under his administration, the Jewish colony prospered. When he was assassinated by political rivals, the Jews scattered and all remaining vestiges of Jewish autonomy were lost. His assassination is commemorated yearly with the Fast of Gedaliah. (b) A common Jewish name.

	Assassination of Gedaliah 423 BCE Tishrei 3rd is a fast day mourning the assassination of the Jewish royal Gedaliah ben Achikam, governor of the Land of Israel for a short period following the destruction of the First Temple. Gedaliah's killing spelled the end of the small remnant of a ... Jewish Calendar » Tishrei » Tishrei 3 » Jewish History » Assassination of Gedaliah
	Gedaliah By Nissan Mindel Nebuchadnezzar, king of Babylon had accomplished his purpose. He had completely subdued the Kingdom of Judah, destroyed its capital Jerusalem, and its most sacred shrine, the Holy Temple. He had slain or captured most of the royal family and the nobility ... Library » Jewish History » Gallery of Our Great » Kings and the Temple Era » Gedaliah

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