Rezin

Archimandrite Nikifor’s Biblical Encyclopedia

(firm)—the name of two persons: (1) (2 Kings 15:37) king of Syria, who allied with Pekah king of Israel, invaded Judah, and besieged Jerusalem in the reign of Ahaz, but was killed by Tiglath-pileser II, Ahaz’s ally (2 Kings 16:9). The source observes that Assyrian inscriptions strongly confirm the biblical narrative. (2) (Ezra 2:48; Neh. 7:50) an ancestor of temple servants who returned with Zerubbabel.

Scripture cited

4 Kingdoms 15:37 4 Kingdoms 16:9 Ezra 2:48 Nehemiah 7:50

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