Hezekiah of Judah

GPTKB entity

Statements (50)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:King
gptkbp:alliedWith Egypt (briefly)
gptkbp:artifactsFound gptkb:Siloam_Inscription
gptkb:LMLK_seals
gptkbp:associatedWith gptkb:Isaiah
gptkb:Micah
gptkb:Prophets_of_Israel
gptkbp:birthPlace gptkb:Judah
gptkbp:burialPlace gptkb:Tombs_of_the_Kings_of_Judah
gptkbp:child gptkb:Manasseh_of_Judah
gptkbp:dateOfDeath c. 686 BCE
gptkbp:deathPlace gptkb:Jerusalem
gptkbp:dynasty gptkb:Davidic_line
gptkbp:era gptkb:Iron_Age
gptkbp:father gptkb:Ahaz
gptkbp:house gptkb:House_of_David
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Hezekiah of Judah
gptkbp:knownFor gptkb:Hezekiah's_tunnel_inscription
Religious reforms
Destruction of idols
Centralizing worship in Jerusalem
Correspondence with Isaiah
Defending Jerusalem from Sennacherib
Hezekiah's illness and recovery
Hezekiah's prayer
Restoring the Temple
gptkbp:languageSpoken gptkb:Hebrew
gptkbp:mentionedIn gptkb:Hebrew_Bible
gptkb:2_Kings
gptkb:Book_of_Isaiah
gptkb:2_Chronicles
gptkbp:mother gptkb:Abijah
gptkbp:notableEvent Religious reforms
Assyrian invasion
Construction of Siloam Tunnel
gptkbp:notableFor Religious centralization
Resistance to Assyria
gptkbp:opposedBy gptkb:Sennacherib
gptkb:Assyrian_Empire
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:Ahaz
gptkbp:reignEnd c. 686 BCE
gptkbp:reignStart c. 715 BCE
gptkbp:religion gptkb:Yahwism
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Hephzibah
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Manasseh_of_Judah
gptkbp:title gptkb:King
gptkb:Servant_of_Yahweh
Son of David
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Marduk-apla-iddina_II
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6