Ahaz, King of Judah

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Information for Authority record

Name (Hebrew)
אחז, מלך יהודה
Name (Latin)
Ahaz, King of Judah
Other forms of name
Ahas, King of Judah
Ben-Jotham, Ahaz
Ahaz Ben-Jotham
אחז בן יותם, מלך יהודה
Gender
male
MARC
MARC

Other Identifiers

VIAF: 289115287
Wikidata: Q30914
Library of congress: n 79096641
OCoLC: oca00328859
Sources of Information
  • Ahas, König von Juda, 2006:t.p. (Ahas) p. 11 (Ahas, ein König von Juda in der Mitte des 8. v.Chr.)
  • Head, C. Ahaz, c1979 (subj.)t.p. (Ahaz) jkt. (Ahaz, King of Judah) p. 25 (Ahaz ben-Jotham)
  • Schaff-Herzog rel. encyc., 1908(Ahaz, 11th King of Judah, son and successor of Jotham, ruled from 735-719 B.C.)
  • Encyc. Judaica, 1971(Ahaz (K., Judah) ; 743-727 B.C.E.)
  • Jew. encyc., 1916(Ahaz, King of Judah (735-719 B.C.))
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Wikipedia description:

Ahaz (Hebrew: אָחָז, romanized: ʼĀḥāz, lit. '"has held"'; Greek: Ἄχαζ, Ἀχάζ Akhaz; Latin: Achaz) an abbreviation of Jehoahaz II (of Judah), "Yahweh has held" (Hebrew: יְהוֹאָחָז, Modern: Yəhō’aḥaz, Tiberian: Yŏhō’āḥāz; Akkadian: 𒅀𒌑𒄩𒍣 Ya'úḫazi [ia-ú-ḫa-zi]) was the twelfth king of Judah, and the son and successor of Jotham. Ahaz was 20 when he became king of Judah and reigned for 16 years. Ahaz is portrayed as an evil king in the Second Book of Kings (2 Kings 16:2). In Edwin R. Thiele's opinion, Ahaz was co-regent with Jotham from 736/735 BC, and his sole reign began in 732/731 and ended in 716/715 BC. However, William F. Albright has dated his reign to 744–728 BC. The Gospel of Matthew lists Ahaz of Judah in the genealogy of Jesus. He is also mentioned in Isaiah 7 and Isaiah 14:28.

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