Jehucal


Jehucal or Jucal is a Hebrew name referring to a particular person in the Hebrew Bible. Using the biblical source Jeremiah 37:3 he would have lived around the late 7th century to early 6th century BC. The name was also found in Tell Es-Safi and in one of the Arad letters.

Biblical accounts

Jehucal is only mentioned in chapters 37 and 38 of the Book of Jeremiah:
Jeremiah 37:3
Jeremiah 38:1

Archeology

Excavations conducted by the Ir David Foundation in the City of David uncovered a bulla bearing his name in 2005. It read yhwkl bn šlmyhw bn šby: Yehukal son of Shelemyahu son of Shebi.