Who was Hilkiah in the Bible?
High priest of Judah
The story of Hilkiah
In Hebrew: חלקיה
in the Temple in Jerusalem, which led to King Josiah's reforms of the religious practices in Judah. According to the Bible, Hilkiah was a faithful servant of God, who helped to restore the worship of Yahweh in the Kingdom of Judah. The exact time period in which he lived is not clear, but it is estimated to have been in the 7th or 8th centuries BCE. No other information about his personal life or family is recorded in the Bible.
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High Priest of Israel
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How many times Hilkiah was mentioned in the Bible?
Hilkiah appears 31 Times in the Bible.
Where is the story of Hilkiah begins in the Bible?
Hilkiah Genesis 2 Kings, Chapter 18, verse 18.
What is the meaning of the name Hilkiah?
Yahweh is my portion
What is the origin of the name Hilkiah?
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in the Temple in Jerusalem, which led to King Josiah's reforms of the religious practices in Judah. According to the Bible, Hilkiah was a faithful servant of God, who helped to restore the worship of Yahweh in the Kingdom of Judah. The exact time period in which he lived is not clear, but it is estimated to have been in the 7th or 8th centuries BCE. No other information about his personal life or family is recorded in the Bible.
Hilkiah was mentioned 31 Times in the Bible.
Genesis 2 Kings, Chapter 18, verse 18.
