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Baasha בעשא
Usurper of the house of Yissachar who exterminated Yeravam's line and reigned twenty-four years from Tirtzah, at constant war with Asa of Yehudah. No parent edge — his throne begins with a conspiracy, one of the visible breaks in the northern chain.
Who
- Hebrew
- בעשא
- Also known as
- Baasha ben Achiyah
- Era
- bible
- Children
- Elah
When
- Traditional
- c. 2958–3012 AM (reigned 2988–3012, twenty-four years)
- Civil (computed)
- 2958–3012 AM · 803–749 BCE (trad.)
- Academic
- reigned c. 909–886 BCE
- Lifespan (traditional)
- ≈54 years
- Precision
- approximate
How do we know
| Claim | Evidence | Confidence | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| In the third year of Asa king of Yehudah, Baasha ben Achiyah became king over all Israel at Tirtzah — twenty-four years.
Directly stated in the cited source.
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biblical | ★★★★★ | |
| He took the throne by conspiracy, striking Nadav at Gibbethon and then all the house of Yeravam, per the word of Achiyah HaShiloni. | biblical | ★★★★★ | |
| The placement (reigned 2988–3012 AM) is a schematic Mesorah Atlas reconstruction: the northern kings' regnal years stated in Kings are chained forward from the division of the kingdom in 2964 AM, with sub-year reigns counted as zero; the chain closes exactly at the fall of Shomron in 3205 AM (Chizkiyahu's sixth year, Melachim II 18:10). The cited source states the reign's length, not absolute dates.
The cited sources establish relative chronology or regnal duration; they do not state the absolute AM range.
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tradition reconstruction | ★★☆☆☆ |