People of the Bible

Josiah

also called hen, Hen

Family

Father: Zephaniah

Easton’s Bible Dictionary

Common in later times among the Jews in Palestine (Matt. 23:37; Luke 13:34). It is noticeable that this familiar bird is only mentioned in these passages in connection with our Lord’s lamentation over the impenitence of Jerusalem.

From M. G. Easton, Illustrated Bible Dictionary (1893), in the public domain.

Named in 4 verses

Zechariah: 6:10, 6:14
Matthew: 23:37
Luke: 13:34

The family, dates and events on this page come from Theographic, a knowledge graph of the Bible by Robert Rouse, used and shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. It is a work in progress, and its dates follow one reconstruction of biblical chronology among several. The dictionary article above is separately in the public domain.