Hilkiah
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Hilkiah is a biblical figure known as the father of the prophet Jeremiah and, in some traditions, identified with the high priest who discovered the Book of the Law in the Temple.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Hilkiah canonical | 2 |
| High Priest Hilkiah | 1 |
| Hilkiah the high priest | 1 |
Statements (33)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
biblical figure
ⓘ
person ⓘ |
| associatedEvent | Josiah’s religious reform ⓘ |
| associatedPlace | Anathoth ⓘ |
| associatedText | Book of the Law ⓘ |
| category |
Biblical Jeremiah family member
ⓘ
Jewish priest ⓘ Old Testament person ⓘ |
| child | Jeremiah ⓘ |
| contemporaryOf |
Jeremiah
ⓘ
Josiah ⓘ
surface form:
King Josiah of Judah
|
| describedAs | father of Jeremiah son of Hilkiah ⓘ |
| floruit | late 7th century BCE ⓘ |
| givenName | Hilkiah self-link ⓘ |
| highPriestRoleTradition | discoverer of the Book of the Law in the Temple ⓘ |
| identificationStatus | traditionally but not universally identified with the high priest of Josiah’s reform ⓘ |
| languageContext |
Hebrew
ⓘ
surface form:
Biblical Hebrew
|
| mentionedIn |
2 Chronicles
ⓘ
surface form:
Book of 2 Chronicles
Book of 2 Kings ⓘ Book of Jeremiah ⓘ |
| nameMeaning | Yahweh is my portion ⓘ |
| occupation | priest ⓘ |
| religiousRole | priest in Anathoth ⓘ |
| religiousSignificance | linked to preservation of the Torah in some traditions ⓘ |
| religiousText |
Tanakh
ⓘ
surface form:
Hebrew Bible
|
| religiousTradition | Judaism ⓘ |
| roleInTradition | father of the prophet Jeremiah ⓘ |
| scripturalGenealogy | father of Jeremiah the prophet ⓘ |
| sometimesIdentifiedWith |
Hilkiah
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Hilkiah the high priest
|
| sourceForBookDiscovery |
2 Chronicles
ⓘ
surface form:
2 Chronicles 34
2 Kings 22 ⓘ |
| sourceForFatherhood | Jeremiah 1:1 ⓘ |
| tribe | Tribe of Benjamin ⓘ |
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.