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Tuesday, July 1st, 2025
the Week of Proper 8 / Ordinary 13
the Week of Proper 8 / Ordinary 13
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Hazael
American Tract Society Bible Dictionary
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An officer of Benhadad king of Syria, whose future accession to the throne was revealed to the prophet Elijah, then at Damascus, as to his recovery from sickness, and on the next day smothered the king with a wet cloth, 2 Kings 8:7-15 , B. C. 885. His discomposure under the eye of the prophet was an indication that he had already meditated this crime. Having usurped the throne, he reigned forty years; and by his successful and cruel wars against Judah and Israel justified the forebodings of Elisha, 2 Kings 8:28 10:32 12:17 13:3,7 2 Chronicles 22:5 .
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These files are public domain and are a derivative of the topics are from American Tract Society Bible Dictionary published in 1859.
These files are public domain and are a derivative of the topics are from American Tract Society Bible Dictionary published in 1859.
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Rand, W. W. Entry for 'Hazael'. American Tract Society Bible Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/ats/h/hazael.html. 1859.
Rand, W. W. Entry for 'Hazael'. American Tract Society Bible Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/ats/h/hazael.html. 1859.
