Atlas Biblica

    person

    Baasha

    בַּעְשָׁא

    Baasha, son of Ahijah, became king of Israel and reigned for 24 years.

    verses
    26
    first named
    1 Kings 15:16
    last named
    Jeremiah 41:9
    period
    Divided Monarchy
    tribe
    Israel

    Description

    Who was Baasha?

    In the words of STEPBible TIPNR:

    Baasha was the third king of the northern kingdom of Israel, ruling for 24 years (1Ki.15.33). He came to power by assassinating Nadab, the son of Jeroboam, and then proceeded to kill off all of Jeroboam's family (1Ki.15.27-29). Despite this, Baasha continued in the sinful ways of Jeroboam (1Ki.15.34). He engaged in warfare with Asa, king of Judah, who bribed Ben-hadad of Syria to attack Israel (1Ki.15.16-22; 2Ch.16.1-6). The prophet Jehu pronounced judgment on Baasha's dynasty, predicting its downfall (1Ki.16.1-4). After Baasha's death, his son Elah became king (1Ki.16.6). Years later, Baasha's sins were remembered alongside those of other wicked kings (1Ki.21.22; 2Ki.9.9). Jer.41.9 mentions a pit made by Baasha during his war with Asa, which was later used to dispose of bodies.

    Relations

    Direct connections

    Every entity the graph places in a stated relation with this one, grouped by the kind of link. Each relation is authored once and its inverse derived, so both ends always agree. Rows marked “registry” come from the identity spine rather than from a verse, and a row marked “which bearer is the source’s decision” is one where the name could have meant more than one person. The last group is not a relation at all — it counts the events two entities stand in together.

    How the graph connects Baasha10 of 21 entities the graph connects to Baasha, in one group: events 10. Kinship, company and ground are stated relations; events counts the acts two entities stand in together and is not a relation. Each mark is sized by how many verses name that entity and labelled with the link and the count, so the grouping and the size are both readable without colour. Distance from the centre carries nothing.Israel2 events · 2,578 versesJudah2 events · 1,023 versesBuilding2 events · 145 versesJeroboam1 event · 81 versesBird1 event · 69 versesAsa4 events · 53 versesWithdrawal1 event · 34 versesRamah2 events · 18 versesTirzah3 events · 13 versesAsa’s reign3 events · 5 versesBaasha

    The 10 best-attested of 21 are drawn. All 21 are listed below.

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    Stands in the same events as

    and 4 more, ordered by how many events they share.

    Places

    Where this happens

    The places the claims about this person reach, drawn where the gazetteer locates them. A point is where a row puts them and never where tradition does; no line joins two points, because the rows state where and not in what order.

    Where the story of Baasha happensAll 3 places the claims about Baasha reach, on a map of the world the text moves through, framed to them: Ramah, Tirzah, Gibbethon. Each dot is a coordinate from the gazetteer, sized by how many rows put Baasha there. The coastline is a modern one, simplified; no border, road or settlement of any period is drawn, and no line joins two points, because the rows state where and not in what order.RamahTirzahGibbethon
    Divided MonarchyAll 3 places the claims about Baasha reach

    Read it

    Where to read it

    Every verse of the text carried here that names this entity — 26, across 4 books. The name is written 28 times in them.

    1. 1 Kings20 verses

      15:1615:1715:1915:2115:2215:2715:2815:3215:3316:116:316:416:516:616:716:816:1116:1216:1321:22

    2. 2 Kings1 verse

      9:9

    3. 2 Chronicles4 verses

      16:116:316:516:6

    4. Jeremiah1 verse

      41:9

    Onward

    Where this page goes

    Not the direct relations above — these are one hop further out, ranked so that a rare shared connection outweighs a common one. Descriptions by STEPBible TIPNR.

    via Baasha’s becoming king and Baasha’s reign, and 1 moreAsa’s reignAsa’s reign is an event attested across 5 verses, connecting 4 pageable entities.via Baasha’s fortification and Baasha Military ActionRamahA town in Benjamin, near Gibeah and Jerusalemvia Baasha Military Action and War of JudahJudahIsraelite tribe, kingdom, and provincevia Baasha’s reign and Baasha’s striking down of NadabNadabKing of Israel, son of Jeroboam I, reigned briefly.via Baasha WithdrawalWithdrawalWithdrawal is a concept gathering 33 labelled instances in the text.via Baasha’s becoming kingIsraelPatriarch, son of Isaac, father of twelve tribesvia Word of Baasha and Baasha HouseJehuSon of Hanani, prophet during the reign of Baasha and Jehoshaphat.via Word of Baasha and Baasha HouseWordWord is a concept gathering 174 labelled instances in the text.via ElahZimri’s killing of Elah and Baasha HouseZimri’s killing of Elah and Baasha House is an event attested across 2 verses, connecting 4 pageable entities.

    Where they appear

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