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Jotbah

Jotbah, the hometown of Meshullemeth; mother of King Amon of Judah (2Ki.21.19). Mentioned once in Scripture, at 2 Kings 21:19.

Why it matters. The hometown of Amon's mother, Meshullemeth

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Location
29.758, 35.031 (approximate, within about 2 km)

Coordinates from STEPBible TIPNR (palopenmaps.org link). Approximate; not independently verified.

Last reviewed
2026-08-30 by the FaithGraph team

About Jotbah

Jotbah is mentioned in the Bible as the hometown of Meshullemeth, the mother of King Amon of Judah (2Ki.21.19). Amon, who succeeded his father Manasseh as king, reigned for two years in Jerusalem before being assassinated by his servants. Its location is unknown.

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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Appears in Scripture

Named in 1 verse across 1 book. Occurrence data from STEPBible TIPNR (CC BY 4.0); references only, no translation text.

Record type: Place. FaithGraph explanations on this page are editorial and are not Scripture.