Person Old Testament
Hoshama
Hoshama was a descendant of Jeconiah, the exiled king of Judah, according to the genealogy in 1 Chronicles. Mentioned once in Scripture, at 1 Chronicles 3:18.
Why it matters. A descendant of King Jeconiah of Judah.
- Primary passages
- Last reviewed
- 2026-08-30 by the FaithGraph team
About Hoshama
Hoshama is mentioned in 1Ch.3.18 as one of the descendant of Jeconiah, the king of Judah who was exiled to Babylon. Jeconiah, also known as Jehoiachin, though the genealogy is complex. He was taken captive by Nebuchadnezzar in 597 BC and spent many years in captivity (2Ki.24.10-16).
The genealogy in 1Chronicles 3 lists the descendants of Jeconiah, including Hoshama and his brothers, Shealtiel, Malkiram, Pedaiah, Shenazzar, Jekamiah, and Nedabiah. This record demonstrates that despite Jeconiah's exile and the judgment pronounced upon him (Jer.22.24-30), his lineage continued, and he had several sons.
His inclusion in the genealogy suggests that he was part of the royal line of David and that the family maintained some level of identity and cohesion even during the Babylonian captivity.
Description from STEPBible TIPNR (Tyndale House, Cambridge), CC BY 4.0, lightly reformatted. This is background reference material, not Scripture and not a FaithGraph editorial claim.
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Family
Family links from STEPBible TIPNR (CC BY 4.0). Where the dataset marks an identification as uncertain, the mark is kept. Matthew and Luke give different genealogies for Jesus; see the Lineage page, which never merges them.
- Parents
- Shealtiel (?)
Appears in Scripture
Named in 1 verse across 1 book. Occurrence data from STEPBible TIPNR (CC BY 4.0); references only, no translation text.
1 Chronicles (1 verse)