Hezekiah

A man, in the time of Exile and Return · named in 2 verses

Hezekiah was an ancestor of exiles who returned to Jerusalem.

From Easton's Bible Dictionary

Whom Jehovah has strengthened. (1.) Son of Ahaz (2 Kings 18:1; 2 Chr. 29:1), whom he succeeded on the throne of the kingdom of Judah. He reigned twenty-nine years (B.C. 726-697). The history of this king is contained in 2 Kings 18:20, Isa. 36-39, and 2 Chr. 29-32. He is spoken of as a great and good king. In public life he followed the example of his great-granfather Uzziah. He set himself to abolish idolatry from his kingdom, and among other things which he did for this end, he destroyed the "brazen serpent," which had been removed to Jerusalem, and had become an object of idolatrous worship (Num. 21:9). A great reformation was wrought in the kingdom of Judah in his day (2 Kings 18:4; 2 Chr. 29:3-36).

Easton's Illustrated Bible Dictionary, 1897 — public domain, quoted in full and unedited.

Family

Parents Ater

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First named at Ezra 2:16.

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Verses that name Hezekiah

Ezra 2:16 the descendants of Ater (through Hezekiah), 98;
Nehemiah 7:21 the descendants of Ater (through Hezekiah), 98;