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Hezekiah (1)

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hez - ē̇ - kı̄´a ( חזקיּה , ḥizḳı̄yāh ):

(1) King of Judah. See special article

(2) A son of Neariah, of the royal family of Judah (1 Chronicles 3:23 , the Revised Version (British and American) "Hizkiah").

(3) An ancestor of Zephaniah (Zephaniah 1:1 , the King James Version "Hizkiah").

(4) One of the returned exiles from Babylon (Ezra 2:16; Nehemiah 7:21 ).

Bibliography Information
Orr, James, M.A., D.D. General Editor. Entry for 'Hezekiah (1)'. International Standard Bible Encyclopedia. https://www.studylight.org/​encyclopedias/​eng/​isb/​h/hezekiah-1.html. 1915.
 
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