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Biblical Characters
Whose Existence has been confirmed from Archaeological
or secular Historical
Sources

NAME

BIBLICAL EVIDENCE

ARCHAEOLOGICAL
EVIDENCE

Agrippa I or Herod Agrippa

Acts 12:1 - called Herod the King;
grandson of Herod the Great; King of Judea, Persecuted
Christians in Jerusalem.

Josephus

Contemporary Roman Records

Coins with inscription of The Great King Agrippa,
Friend of Caesar.

Basalt fragment of a Nabatean inscription refers
to Agrippa, the King (Could be either I or II).

Agrippa II

Acts 25:13 - 26:32 - Son of Agrippa I;
ruler of Northern areas of Palestine; Paul appeared
before him before going to Rome; Married Bernice.

Josephus

Contemporary Roman records

Coins with likeness & inscription of King
Agrippa

Basalt fragment (see Agrippa I above)

Monumental stone inscription found in Beirut
mentions Herod Agrippa and Bernice.

Ahab

1 Kings 16:28 - 8th King of Israel; son
of Omri; wicked & idolatrous; married to Jezebel.

Cuneiform tablets of Shalmaneser III's at Qarqar.

Mesha Stela (Moabite Stone) refers to him as
Omri's son
but does not call him by name.

Ahasuerus

Esther 1:1 - Ahasuerus is Greek for
Xerxes; King in Esther story.

Audience Hall at Persepolis has relief of Xerxes
with father, Darius.

Palace at Persepolis portrays Xerxes on door.

Clay tablet archives chronicle his life.

Seals found in Egypt are inscribed
Xerxes, the great king.

Elephantine papyri dated by his reign.

Herodotus histories

Ahaz

2 Kings 16:2 - 12th King of Judah; son
of Jotham, idolatrous; listed ins Jesus' genealogy (Mt
1:9)

Cuneiform inscription of Tiglath Pileser's
campaign against Palestine (called Jehoahaz).

Seal with inscription belonging to Usna, Minister
of Ahaz

Bulla with impression Ahaz (son of) Jotham King of
Judah.

Ananias

Acts 23:2 - Jewish High Priest who
opposed Paul

Josephus

Annas

Luke 3:2 - Jewish High Priest

Josephus

Antipas

Luke 3:1 - Called Herod the Tetrarch in
Bible

Josephus

Coins carry inscription Herod the Tetrarch

Inscription on Cos & Delos name Herod the
Tetrarch.

Archelaus

Mat 2:22 - Also called Herod Archelaus;
son of Herod the great; ruler of Judea & Samaria
during Jesus' childhood.

Contemporary Histories - Dio Cassius

Josephus

Coins that have inscription Ethrarch or
Herod or Ethrarch Herod.

Aretas IV

2 Cor. 11:32-33 - King at Damascus who
arrested Paul

Josephus

20 inscriptions use his name & reign
for dating.

Inscription at Khirbet et Tannur dates
setting up of alter to his 2nd year.

Inscription at Madeba calls him Ahe who loves his
people.

Coins with his likeness

Artaxerxes I, Longimanus

Ezra 4:7 - King of Persia; allowed Jews
to return to Israel.

1. Tomb of Artaxerxes known near
Persepolis.

2. Elephantine papyri use dates based on his
reign.

3. Herodutus.

Ashurbanipal

Ezra 4:10 (NIV) KJV calls his Osapper -
Last Assyrian King

1. Library of cuneiform tablets found at
Kuyunjik

2. Ruins of buildings with extensive
sculptures at Ninevah

3. Annals of Ashurbanipal - clay prism

Augustus

Luke 2:2 - Roman emperor during birth of
Jesus; full name Gaius Octavius.

1. Full biography found in long Greek
& Latin inscription in Ankara, Turkey

2. Inscription celebrating his
birthday

3. Coins

4. Statuary

5. Contemporary histories

B

Balaam

Num. 22:5 - The son of Beor; called by
Balak, King of Moab, to curse Israel

An inscription found in 1967 at a temple
at Deir >Alla (Biblical
Succoth) contains an Aramic inscription that contains
messages of doom and curses from Balaam, son of Beor. He
is also called a Aseer of the gods.
Inscription dated to 700 B.C.

Baalis

Jer. 40:14 - King of the Ammonites

A seal impression found in 1984 at Tel
el-Umeiri by the Andrews University excavation
team.

Baruch

Jer. 32:12 - Scribe of Jeremiah the
prophet; son of Neriah

1. Bulla bought in Jerusalem antiquities
market in 1975

2. Bulla in the collection of Shlomo
Moussaieff. This bulla actually shows a fingerprint on
the back.

Belshazzar

Daniel 5 - King of Babylon

Cuneiform tablet - Yale Babylonian
collection

Ben Hadad I

1 Kings 15:18 - Son of Tabrimmon, Son of
Hezion, King of Syria (Aram)

1. Stone monument of treaty with King
Pygmalion of Tyre.

2. Stele dedicated to god, Baal Melqart
found at Aleppo bears an Aramaic inscription that
mentions Barhadad, son of Tabrimmon, son of Hezion, King
of Aram.

Ben Hadad II (May be same person as
Ben Hadad I)

1 Kings 20:1 - King of Syrian (Aram)

Called Hadadezer in Assyrian records
from 853 B.C. that records the battle of Qarqar with
Shalmaneser III.

Ben Hadad III

2 Kings 13:24-25 - King of Syria (Aram);
Son of Hazael

Zakir King of Hamuth relates that
Barhadad, the son of Hazael, fought against him.

Bernice

Acts 25:13 - Oldest daughter of Herod
Agrippa I; accompanied brother (lover) Agrippa II when
Paul appeared before him.

1. Roman records including Suetonius and
Dio Cassius

2. Josephus

3. Monumental stone inscription found in
Beirut mentions King Agrippa and Bernice.

C

Caiaphas

Mt. 26:3 - High priest during time of
Jesus

1. Josephus tells us his name was Joseph
Caiaphas

2. Ossuary found in Jerusalem in 1990 has
Hebrew inscription that reads AJoseph, son of
Caiaphas.

Claudius

Acts 11:28; 18:2 - Roman Emperor;
ordered Jews to leave Rome

1. Roman historical records by Suetonias,
Orosius, Tacitus and Dio Cassius

2. Coins with his name

3. Statuary

Cyrus II or Cyrus the Great

2 Chr. 36:22 - Persian King who founded
the empire; defeated Babylonians; allowed Jew to go home
from captivity.

1. Inscription from Pasargadae saying,
'I am
Cyrus..."

2. Nabonidus Chronicle - cuneiform
inscription

3. Cyrus cylinder

4. Historical records by Herodotus and
Aeschylus

5. Tomb at Pasargadue in SW
Iran

D

Darius I Hystaspes or Darius the
Great

Ezra 4:5 - King of Persia

1. Behistun Rock inscription celebrating
his victories over contenders to the throne

2. Copy of Behistun inscription found on
papyrus at Elephantine

3. Palace & Audience Hall at
Persepolis with numerous reliefs and inscriptions
portraying Darius

4. Numerous cuneiform tablets

5. Other papyri found at
Elephantine

Darius the Persian

Neh. 12:22 - King of Persia, Successor
of  Artazerzes I

The passover Papyrus found at
Elephantine

David

1 Sam 16:13; 2 Sam 5:3-4 - Second King
of united Israel; Killed Goliath

Stone inscription found at Tel Dan by
Avraham Biran in 1993 which speaks of the King of Israel
which was of the house of David.

Drusilla

Acts 24:24 - Wife of Felix; Paul
appeared before them.

1. Josephus

2. Suetonius
history

E

Eliakim

2 Kings 18:18 - Steward (palace
administration) of King Jehoiachin; son of Hilkiah

Seal impression on jar handles found at
Tell Beit Mirsim reading Belonging to Eliakim, steward
of Yaukin (Jehoiachin).

Elishama

Jer. 36:12 - Scribe

Seal impression on bulla from Jerusalem
hoard that reads Elishama, servant of the King.

Erastus

Romans 16:13 - City treasurer of
Corinth; Convert of Paul

Latin inscription found in Corinth says
that Erastus laid this pavement at his own expense in
return for receiving his position in the
government.

Esarhaddon

2 Kings 19:37 - King of Assyria; Son of
Sennacherib; Settled foreigners in Samaria

1. Stele depicting victory over Egypt
& Tyre

2. Commemorative stone tablet recounting
the rebuilding of Babylon

3. Cuneiform clay prism contains annuals
of Esarhadden

4. Bronze plague in Louvre depicting
Esarhadden and mother Nagia

5. Many other cuneiform tablets

Evil - Merodach

2 Kings 25:27-30 - King of Babylon; son
of Nebuchadnezzar, also called Amel-Marduk

1. Cuneiform tablet about the family of
Nabonidus

2. Cuneiform tablet listing
kings

F

Felix

Acts 23:24 - Roman procurator (governor)
of Judea under Claudius; Paul appeared before him. Full
name Marcus Antonius Felix.

1. Tacitus, Suetonius histories

2. Josephus

3. Known to have struck at least two coins
but they do not bear his name.

Festus

Acts 24:27 - Roman procurator (governor)
of Judea under Nero, succeeded Felix; full name Porcius
Festus; Paul appeared before him appealed to Caesar.

1. Josephus history

2. Struck at least one coin but it bears
the name, of Nero, not
Festus

G

Gallio

Acts 18:12 - Proconsul of Achaia; Paul
appeared before him while in Corinth. Full name Junius
Gallio Annaeus; forced to commit suicide.

1. Inscription at Delphi found in 1905 by
E. Bourguet in which the emperor Claudius calls Gallio
his friend and proconsul of Achaia.

2. Senaca, Pliny, Dio Cassius and
Suetonius.

Gamaliel

Acts 5:34 - Member of Jewish Sanhedrin;
Teacher of Paul

1. Josephus

2. Mishna calls him Gamaliel the
Elder.

Gedaliah

2 Kings 25:22 - Governor of Judah
appointed by Nebuchadnezzr; murdered by Jewish royal
relatives.

Seal impression (bulla) found at Lachish
reads "Belonging to
Gedaliah", who is over the house (Administrator of
palace)

Gemariah

Jer. 29:3 - Emissary from Zedekiah to
Nebuchadnezzar; son of Hilkiah

Lachish Ostracon I mentions a Gemariah
son of Hissilyahn

Greshem the Arab

Nehemiah 2:19 - Opposed Nehemiah and
building of Jerusalem Temple

1. Silver vessel from shrine at Tell-el - Maskhuta with
Aramaic inscription stating that it was presented by
Cain, son of Geshem, King of Qedar.

2. Lihyanite inscription names Geshem
along with the Persian governor of
Dedan.

H-I

Hazael

1 Kings 19:15 - King of Aram (Syria);
succeeded (murdered) Ben-Hadad II

1. Ivory inlay fragment found at Arslan
Tash bears the name Hazael

2. Cuneiform inscriptions of Shalmaneser
III military campaigns

3. Inscription on statue mentions
Barhadad, son of Hazael.

Herod the Great

Mt. 2:1 - King of Judea

1. Coins which have inscription Herod the
King

2. Great builder of many monuments

3. Josephus

4. Inscription on column from Sica honored
Herod

5. Pot sherds found at Masada - one says
Herod, King of the Jews

Herod the Tetrarch

Luke 3:1 - Son of Herod the Great; ruler
of Galilee & Persia during Jesus ministry; Rebuked
by John the Baptist for marrying Herodias and had him
killed

1. Coins simply bear name Herod or Herod
the tetrarch

2. Josephus

Hezekiah

Kings 18:2 - 13th King of Judah; dug
tunnel for water from Gihon Spring

1. Clay bulla in Israel Museum bears
inscription, Jehozara,...servant of Hezekiah.

2. Sennacherib records shutting Hezekiah
up like a bird in Jerusalem and twice more mentions him
elsewhere

Hezion

1 Kings 15:18 - Father of Tabrimmon,
father of Barhadad

Stele dedicated to god Baal Melqart
found at Aleppo bears an Aramaic inscription that
mentions Barhadad, son of Tabrimmon, son of Hezion

Hilkiah

2 Kings 22:8 - high priest during
Josiahs reign who found scroll of Torah.

Ring with seal reads belonging to Hanan,
son of Hilkiah, the priest.

Hophra

Jer. 44:30 - Pharaoh of Egypt; 4th King
of 26th Dynasty; also called Wahibpre or Apries

1. Stele records defeat of Apries by
Amasis (in Cairo Museum)

2. Palace found at Memphis

3. Vase has a painting of Apries head and
name in hieroglyphics

4. Stele depicts him making offering to
gods.

Hoshea

2 Kings 17:1 - 20th (and last) King of
Israel

1. Seal purchased at Sothebys reads
Belonging to Abdi, servant of Hoshea

2. Tiglath-Pilser III records helping
Hoshea come to throne.

Herodias

Mt. 14:3 - Wife of Herod Antipus (after
being married to his brother); Mother of Salome who had
John the Baptist beheaded

Josephus

Ishmael

2 Kings 25:23-25

Bulla that reads Abelonging to
Ishmaael, the king's son.

Israel (Nation)

Exodus 5:1 - The Old
Testament name for the Jewish Nation

The Israel stele of
Merneotah is the earliest mention by the nation of
Israel in a secular
source.

J-L

Jaazaniah

2 Kings 25:23 - Army officer
under Gedaliah

Seal found at Mizpah in 1932
bears inscription belonging to Jaazaniah, servant of the
King.

James

Mark 6:3 - Brother of Jesus

Josephus recounts that he was
stoned.

Jehoahaz

2 Kings 23:31 - 17th King of
Judah; son of Josiah

Seal reading belonging to
Jehoahaz, the son of the King.

Jehoiachin

2 Kings 24:6 - also called
Coniah; 19th ruler of Judah

1. 4 pottery handles stamped with a seal
that reads belonging to
Eliakim, steward of Jehoiachin.

2. Cuneiform tablets found in Babylon
record rations given to Jehoiachin, King of
Judah.

Jehohanan

Ezra 10:6 - Son of Eliashib,
the high priest

1. Elephantine papyrus to
Biguai, governor of Judah, mentions Johanan, the high
priest of Jerusalem.

Jehu

1 Kings 19:16 - 11th King of
Israel

1. Black obelisk of Shalmaneser III in
British Museum depicts Jehu bowing and tells of the
tribute of Jehu, son of Omri.

2. Cuneiform tablet of Shalmaneser III,
also records receiving tribute from Jehu.

Jerahmeel

Jeremiah 36:26 - Son of the
King Jehoiahim (possibly an official) sent to arrest
Jeremiah and Baruch

Seal with inscription
belonging to Jerahmeel, the son of the King

Jeroboam II

2 Kings 13:13 - 14th King of
Israel; son of Jehoash

Seal of Jasper found at
Megiddo has a roaring lion and the inscription belonging
to Shema, servant of Jeroboam.

Jesus

Mt. 1:1 - the Christ, the Son
of God

Roman Historians - Tacitus,
Josephus, Lucian, Suetonius, Pliny the Younger

Jezebel

1 Kings 16:31 - Wife of Ahab;
wicked Baal worshiping queen

Fine seal in the Israel Museum
has the name Jezebel.

Jehoash (Joash)

2 Kings 13:10 - 13th King of
Israel; son of Jehoahuz

On a stele found at Tell
al-Riman in 1967, Assyrian King Adad-Nirari III relates
how he received tribute from Jehoash the Samarian

John the Baptist

Mt. 3:1 - Prophet pointing to
Jesus

Josephus tells of his
death.

Jotham

2 Kings 15:32 - 11th King of
Judah

1. Seal, signet ring found at Ezion Geber
(Elath) inscription - belonging to Jotham also ram in
seal - in Smithsonian Institution.

2. Bulla in collection of Shlomo
Moussaieff which reads Ahaz (son of)
Jotham, King of Judah.

Judas the Galilean

Acts 5:37 - Gamaliel names him
as having led a failed revolt

Josephus

Lysanias

Luke 3:1 -
Tetrarch of Abilene

1. Josephus

2. Inscription for dedication of temple at
Abila mentions Lysanias the
Tetrarch

M

Manasseh

2 Kings 20:21 - 14th King of Judah

1. Seal reading belonging to Manassah, the
son of the King may be from time when he was crown
prince.

2. Esarhaddon lists AManassah, King of
Judah on Prism B which lists those who contributed
material to his new palace.

3. Ashurbanipal, on Cylinder C, lists
Manassah, King of Judah as being forced to accompany him
on his Egyptian campaign.

Menahem

2 Kings 15:17 - 17th King of Israel

Tiglath-Pileser relates in a cuneiform
text found at Calah that he received tribute from
Menahem of Samaria.

Merodach-Baladar

2 Kings 20:12 - King of Babylon

1. Stele for a land grant depicts
Merodach-Baladar and has text about him.

2. Babylonian chronicle

3. King List A

4. Numerous cuneiform inscriptions of
Tiglath-Pileser III, Sargon II, and Sennacherib.

5. Cuneiform cylinder written by
Merodach-Baladar boasting of driving out
Assyrians.

Mesha

2 Kings 3:4 - King of Moab

On Moabite stone, Mesha complains about
having been oppressed by Omri, King of Israel and boasts
of driving Israel out.

Mordecai

Est. 2:5 - Gate official in reign of
Ahasuerus at Sousa

Undated tablet found at Borsippa speaks
of a Mordecai who served in Sousa during Xerxes
reign.

N-O

Nebuchadnezzar

2 Kings 24:1; Daniel 1:1 - Babylonian
King; conquered Judah; God gave prophecies

1. Many cuneiform inscriptions -
Babylonian Chronicle; building dedications.

2. Clay bricks of Babylon contain his
name

3. Boundary stone from Sippar records land
grant by Nebuchadnezzar

4. Business texts dated by
Nebuchadnezzar's reign.

Neco (Necho)

2 Kings 23:29 - Pharaoh of Egypt; 26th
dynasty; fought and killed Josiah

1. Sculpture in University Museum

2. Ushabti

3. Bowl found at Persepolis bears name and
titles.

4. Stele at Sidon with name in
hieroglyphics

Nergalsharezer

Jer. 39:3 - Called a prince in Babylon;
son-in-law of Nebuchadnezzar; ruled Babylon after
Evil-Merodach.

1. Cuneiform tablets of contracts.

2. Tablets tell that he rebuilt
temples.

3. Cuneiform text tells of military
campaign into Cilicia.

Nero

Acts 25:8 - Not called by Nero in Bible,
but by Caesar. Caesar whom Paul appealed to.

1. Coins bear his name and likeness.

2. Statues

3. Contemporary historians

Omri

1 Kings 16:16 - 6th King
of Israel

1. Mesha stele (Moabite stone) tells that
Omri, King of Israel subjugated Moab.

2. Assyrian records refer to Israel as
Omri-land or the house of Omri.

3. Black obelisk refers to Jehu, son of
Omri.

P-R

Paul the Apostle

Acts 13:9

Portion of Marble inscription found on
Cyprus that could be reconstructed Paul Apostle

Pekah

2 Kings 15:27 - 19th King of Israel

1. Tiglath-Pileser III records in an
annalistic text that he overturned Pekah.

2. Pottery jar at Hazor from the time of
Pekah is inscribed with name Pekah.

Philip (Herod)

Mark 6:17 - 1st husband of Herodias

Josephus tells about him and calls him
Herod.

Philip the Tetrarch

Luke 3:1 - Tetrarch of part of
Palestine; son of Herod the Great and Cleopatra of
Jerusalem; married Salome

1. Josephus

2. Coins with inscription Philip the
Tetrarch.

3. Nabatean text mentions erection of a
statue in the year 33 of our Lord Philip.

Pontius Pilate

Luke 3:1 - Governor of Judea; allowed
crucifixion of Jesus

1. Josephus, Tacitus, Philo

2. Latin inscription found in 1961 at
Theater in Caesarea tells us that Pontius Pilate, the
prefect of Judea built a temple for Tiberius.

3. Coins that are known to be Pilate's do not bear his
name.

Publius

Acts 28:7 - Chief man of Malta

Inscriptions on Malta refer to the 1st
man of the island and others refer to Publius.

Pul (Tiglath-Pileser III)

2 Kings 15:19 - Assyrian King; called
Pul in Bible; his records mention several Jewish
kings.

1. Palace found at Ninevah.

2. Another palace found with reliefs of
Tiglath-Pileser

3. Numerous cuneiform tablets including 2
King lists and the annals of Tiglath-Pileser.

Quirinius

Luke 2:2 - Governor of
Syria at time of Jesus's birth

1. Inscription found in Antioch of Pisidia
names Quirinius as legatus.

2. Contemporary histories - Tacitus

3. Josephus

Rezin

2 Kings 15:37 - King of
Aram (Syria); killed by Tiglath-Pileser III

1. Cuneiform tablet of Tiglath-Pileser III
lists tribute received from Rezin

2. Tablet tells of fall of Damascus and
names Rezin.

S

Sanballat

Neh. 2:10 - governor of
Samaria who opposed Nehemiah's rebuilding
projects

1. Aramic papyrus from Elephantine refers
to the sons of Sanballat, governor of Samaria.

2. Scrolls found in Waid Daliyeh refer
twice to a son of Sanballat ... once in a sealing and
once in an Aramaic test.

Sargon II

Isa. 20:1 - King of Assyria;
brother of Shalmaneser V

1. Palace found at Khorsabad with multiple
carvings of Sargon in relief.

2. Extensive cuneiform texts tell about
his exploits and reign (which include the annals &
Sargon's
prism).

3. Fragment of stele found at Ashdod and
erected after Sargon's
victory.

Sennacherib

2 Kings 18:13 - Assyrian
King; son of Sargon II

1. Prism of Sennacherib records that he
besieged Jerusalem and made Hezekiah a prisoner in
Jerusalem, his royal residence - like a bird in a
cage.

2. Palace at Ninevah records his siege of
Lachish with portraits and name of Sennacherib

3. Extensive cuneiform texts

Seriah

Jeremiah 51:59 - Sent by
Jeremiah to Babylon with Zesekiam

Personal seal reading belonging to Seriah,
son of Neriah.

Sergius Paulus

Acts 13:7 - Roman proconsul
(governor) of Cyprus; Converted by Paul on 1st
missionary journey

Latin inscription lists name
of L. Sergius Paulus as an official of the Tiber.

Shalmaneser V

2 Kings 17:3 - King of
Assyria; son of Tiglath-Pileser

1. Babylonian Chronicle cites his
activities.

2. Name found on boundary stone to date an
event to his third year.

3. Bronze weight has inscription which
contains his name.

4. Babylonian King list records
him.

Sharezer

2 Kings 19:37 - Son of
Sennacherib; helped kill his father.

Cuneiform tablet refers to
Nabusharuzur as an officer in right time period.

Shebna

2 Kings 18:18 - Court official
of Hezekiah

Partial tomb inscription found
in Silvan has been reconstructed by Avigad to contain
part of Shebna's name

Shishak

1 Kings 11:40 - Pharaoh of
Egypt; 22nd Dynasty; also called Sheshonq I; attacked
Judah and Israel

1. Massive reliefs on temple of Amun at
Karnak.

2. Mummy case in Cairo Museum.

3. Victory stele at Megiddo.

4. Gold bracelet found in tomb of grandson
is inscribed with Shishak's name.

5. Chair of a seated statue found at
Byblos bears Shishak's
name.

T-U

Tabrimmon

1 Kings 15:18 - Father of Ben
Hadad

Stele dedicated to god Baal
Melgart found at Aleppo bears an Aramaic inscription
that mentions Ben Hadad as son Tabrimmon, King of
Damascus.

Tattenai

Ezra 5:3 - Governor of Samaria
during reign of Darius the Great who opposed building of
Jerusalem

Cuneiform tablet refers to a
slave of Tatutanni.

Theudas

Acts 5:36 - Led a failed
revolt referred to by Gamaliel.

Josephus

Tiberius

Luke 3:1 - Roman Caesar during
Jesus'
ministry

1. Josephus

2. Contemporary Roman historians.

3. Numerous statues.

4. Coins with inscription and
portrait.

5. Inscription from Caesarea when Pontius
Pilate dedicated a temple to Tiberius.

Tirhakah or Taharqa

2 Kings 19:9: Egyptian King;
also known as Taharqa

1. Inscribed stele tells of Taharka's rise to the
throne.

2. Funerary stele of an Apis bull dated to
26th year of Taharqa.

3. Numerous stele and building
inscriptions.

4. Art objects with his name.

5. Tomb found, but empty.

6. Numerous cuneiform texts of Assyrian
Kings Esarhaddon and Ashurpanipal - Senjirli stele
actually has picture of Taharqa.

Tobiah

Neh. 2:19 - Tobiah the
Ammonite; tried to prevent the rebuilding of Jerusalem
by Nehemiah

1. Family tomb from 6th century B.C. that
bears name Tobiah.

2. Name found in the Zenon
papyri.

Uzziah

2 Kings 15:13
- also called Azariah; 10th King of Judah; leper when he
died.

Aramaic
inscription on a stone plaque - 13" x 14" - reads Hither
were brought the bones of Uzziah, King of Judah. Plaque
found in tomb on Mt. of Olives but bones were not
found.

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