Ahaz

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Ahaz was a king of Judah in the Hebrew Bible, known for his unfaithfulness to God and political alliances with Assyria.

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Observed surface forms (1)

Surface form Occurrences
Ahaz of Judah 2

Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Biblical figure
Human
King of Judah
allyOf Tiglath-Pileser III NERFINISHED
alsoKnownAs Jehoahaz (shortened form) NERFINISHED
alters altar in the Temple of Jerusalem
associatedWith Immanuel prophecy in Isaiah 7 NERFINISHED
biblicalReference 2 Chronicles 28 NERFINISHED
2 Kings 16
Isaiah 14:28 NERFINISHED
Isaiah 7
Isaiah 8
birthPlace Jerusalem NERFINISHED
builds altars to foreign gods in Jerusalem
burialHonor not placed in the tombs of the kings of Israel
burialPlace City of David NERFINISHED
closes doors of the Temple of the Lord
conflictWith Pekah son of Remaliah NERFINISHED
Rezin of Aram NERFINISHED
deathPlace Jerusalem NERFINISHED
dynasty Davidic dynasty NERFINISHED
father Hezekiah NERFINISHED
grandsonOf Uzziah NERFINISHED
house House of David NERFINISHED
involvedIn Syro-Ephraimite War NERFINISHED
kingOf Kingdom of Judah NERFINISHED
knownFor political alliance with Assyria
religious unfaithfulness to the God of Israel
languageContext Hebrew Bible NERFINISHED
mentionedIn Book of 2 Chronicles NERFINISHED
Book of 2 Kings NERFINISHED
Book of Isaiah NERFINISHED
nameMeaning He has grasped
paysTributeTo Assyria NERFINISHED
predecessor Jotham NERFINISHED
receivesProphecyFrom Isaiah NERFINISHED
refusesSignFrom God of Israel NERFINISHED
reignEndApprox c. 715 BCE
reignOver Judah NERFINISHED
reignStartApprox c. 735 BCE
religion Yahwism mixed with idolatry
religiousPractice child sacrifice
idolatry
seeksHelpFrom Assyria NERFINISHED
sonOf Jotham NERFINISHED
spouse Abi NERFINISHED
successor Hezekiah NERFINISHED
worships Baals NERFINISHED
foreign gods

Referenced by (4)

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Pekah contemporaryWith Ahaz
this entity surface form: Ahaz of Judah
Pekah enemyOf Ahaz
this entity surface form: Ahaz of Judah
Hezekiah father Ahaz
Hezekiah predecessor Ahaz