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:''For the Khazar ruler of the same name, see Menahem (Khazar). For the medieval poet and philologist, see Menahem ben Saruq.'' Menahem, (, from a Hebrew word meaning "the consoler" or "comforter"; Greek: ''Manaem'' in the Septuagint, ''Manaen'' in Aquila; (ラテン語:Manahem); full name: (ヘブライ語:מנחם בן גדי), ''Menahem Ben Gadi'') was a king of the northern Israelite Kingdom of Israel. He was the son of Gadi, and the founder of the dynasty known as the House of Gadi or House of Menahem. Some have speculated that Gadi was a scion of the tribe of Gad. ==In the Bible== Menahem's ten-year reign is told in . When Shallum conspired against and assassinated Zechariah in Samaria, and set himself upon the throne of the northern kingdom, Menahem - who, like Shallum, had served as a captain in Zechariah's army - refused to recognize the murderous usurper. Menahem marched from Tirzah to Samaria, about six miles westwards and laid siege to Samaria. He took the city, murdered Shallum a month into his reign (), and set himself upon the throne. () According to Josephus, he was a general of the army of Israel.〔''Antiquities of the Jews''. 9:11:1 at WikiSource〕 He brutally suppressed a revolt at Tiphsah.〔'Tiphsah' is the name in the Masoretic text. Modern commentators and translators prefer the reading Tappuah (disambiguation page), following the Lucian recension of the Septuagint. Place name 'Tappuah' has been identified with modern Taffuh.〕 He destroyed the city - which has not been located - and put all its inhabitants to death, even ripping open the pregnant women. () The Prophet Hosea describes the drunkenness and debauchery implied in the words "he departed not from the sins of Jeroboam." ( and ) The author of the ''Books of Kings'' describes his rule as one of cruelty and oppression. The author is apparently synopsizing the "annals of the Kings of Israel", () and gives scant details of Menahem's reign. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Menahem」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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