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According to the Bible, Hezekiah purified and repaired the Temple, purged its idols, and reformed the priesthood. [19] In an effort to abolish idolatry from his kingdom, he destroyed the high places (or bamot) and the "bronze serpent" (or Nehushtan), recorded as being made by Moses, which had become objects of idolatrous worship. In place of ...
Sennacherib's Annals describe how the king trapped Hezekiah of Judah in Jerusalem "like a caged bird" and later returned to Assyria when he received tribute from Judah. In the Hebrew Bible, Hezekiah is described as paying 300 talents of silver and 30 talents of gold to Assyria. The biblical story then adds a miraculous ending in which ...
Hezekiah becomes ill, and Isaiah tells him he will die. Hezekiah prays, and God agrees to give him fifteen more years if he goes to the temple in three days. Isaiah prescribes a poultice of figs, and Hezekiah recovers. When Hezekiah goes to the Temple and stands on the steps of Ahaz, his shadow moves back ten steps, thus proving God's words to ...
2 Kings 19 is the nineteenth chapter of the second part of the Books of Kings in the Hebrew Bible or the Second Book of Kings in the Old Testament of the Christian Bible. [1] [2] The book is a compilation of various annals recording the acts of the kings of Israel and Judah by a Deuteronomic compiler in the seventh century BC, with a supplement added in the sixth century BC. [3]
Verse 1 parallels to 2 Kings 18:4 summarizing Hezekiah's reforming measures. [11] Once the temple service was reinstalled, Hezekiah reinstated the priestly and Levitical divisions as set out by David (1 Chronicles 23–26; 1 Chronicles 28:13, 21) and implemented by Solomon (cf. 2 Chronicles 8:14; 23:18–19), then Hezekiah organized the tithes.
Ricki Lake is one of the many Los Angeles residents affected by the devastating fires in the region this week, sharing on Wednesday that she lost her “dream home” and the place where she ...
Abram and Lot Depart Out of Haran (illustration from the 1728 Figures de la Bible) Rav Judah deduced from Genesis 12:3 that to refuse to say grace when given a cup to bless will shorten a person's life. [104] And Rabbi Joshua ben Levi deduced from Genesis 12:3 that every kohen who pronounces the benediction is himself blessed. [105]
Image source: Getty Images. 1. Working while collecting benefits. If you continue to work while collecting Social Security, there are two potential effects on your retirement benefits.