Jehucal

Jehucal or Jucal (Hebrew יְהוּכַל Yəhūḵal) 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[1] and in one of the Arad letters.

[2] Jehucal is only mentioned in chapters 37 and 38 of the Book of Jeremiah: Jeremiah 37:3 Jeremiah 38:1 Excavations conducted by the Ir David Foundation in the City of David uncovered a bulla (clay seal) bearing his name in 2005.

[5] It read yhwkl bn šlmyhw bn šby: Yehukal son of Shelemyahu son of Shebi.