13th King of Judah Hezekiah ben Ahaz

13th King of Judah Hezekiah ben Ahaz

Male 739 BC - 687 BC

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Generation: 1

  1. 1.  13th King of Judah Hezekiah ben Ahaz was born in 739 BC in Israel (son of King of Judah Ahaz ben Jotham); died in 687 BC in Israel.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Notable Quote: 1 Chronicles
    • Religion: Hezekiah enacted sweeping religious reforms, including a strict mandate for the sole worship of Yahweh and a prohibition on venerating other deities within the Temple of Jerusalem. Isaiah and Micah prophesied during his reign
    • _MILT: Hezekiah witnessed the destruction of the northern Kingdom of Israel by Sargon's Assyrian, and was king of Judah during the siege of Jerusalem
    • _ORDI: 44th great grandson of Adam and Eve

    Notes:

    Birth:
    (Jerusalem)

    Died:
    (Jerusalem)

    Family/Spouse: Unknown. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. King of Judah Manasseh ben Hezekiah was born in 709 BC in Israel; died in 642 BC.

Generation: 2

  1. 2.  King of Judah Ahaz ben Jotham was born about 755 BC in Israel (son of King of Judah Jotham ben Azariah); died in Israel.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Notable Quote: 1 Chronicles
    • Religion: His government is considered by the Deuteronomistic historian as having been disastrous for the religious state of the country, and a large part of the reforming work of his son Hezekiah was aimed at undoing the evil that Ahaz had done
    • _MILT: Ahaz called in the aid of the Assyrians
    • _ORDI: 43rd great grandson of Adam and Eve

    Notes:

    Birth:
    (Jerusalem)

    Died:
    (Jerusalem)

    Children:
    1. 1. 13th King of Judah Hezekiah ben Ahaz was born in 739 BC in Israel; died in 687 BC in Israel.


Generation: 3

  1. 4.  King of Judah Jotham ben Azariah was born about 755 BC in Israel (son of King of Judah Azariah ben Amaziah); died in 732 BC in Israel.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Notable Quote: 1 Chronicles
    • _MILT: Jotham fought wars against Rezin, king of the Arameans, and Pekah, king of Israel. He also defeated the Ammonites, who paid him an immense annual tribute
    • _ORDI: 42nd great grandson of Adam and Eve

    Notes:

    Birth:
    (Jerusalem)

    Died:
    (Jerusalem)

    Children:
    1. 2. King of Judah Ahaz ben Jotham was born about 755 BC in Israel; died in Israel.


Generation: 4

  1. 8.  King of Judah Azariah ben Amaziah was born about 808 BC in Israel (son of Amaziah ben Joash); died in Israel.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Notable Quote: 1 Chronicles
    • Name: Uzziah
    • Religion: Uzziah was struck with leprosy for disobeying God
    • _MILT: In Jerusalem he made machines designed by skillful men for use on the towers and on the corner defenses to shoot arrows and hurl large stones. Uzziah conquered the Philistines and the Arabians, and received tribute from the Ammonites
    • _ORDI: 41st great grandson of Adam and Eve

    Notes:

    Birth:
    (Jerusalem)

    Died:
    (Jerusalem)

    Children:
    1. 4. King of Judah Jotham ben Azariah was born about 755 BC in Israel; died in 732 BC in Israel.