Menahem

Menahem [N] [E] [H]

(comforter ), son of Gadi, who slew the usurper Shallum, and seized the vacant throne of Israel. B.C. 772. His reign, which lasted ten years, is briefly recorded in ( 2 Kings 15:14-22 ) He maintained the calf-worship of Jeroboam. The contemporary prophets Hosea and Amos have left a melancholy picture of the ungodliness, demoralization and feebleness of Israel. Menahem reigned B.C. 771-760.


[N] indicates this entry was also found in Nave's Topical Bible
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Bibliography Information

Smith, William, Dr. "Entry for 'Menahem'". "Smith's Bible Dictionary". . 1901.