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    6 others in the registry answer to the name Hilkiah. Every Hilkiah in the Bible

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    Hilkiah

    חִלְקִיָּהוּ

    Hilkiah, the high priest during King Josiah's reign, discovered the Book of the Law in the temple, sparking a religious reform.

    verses
    19
    first named
    2 Kings 22:4
    last named
    Jeremiah 29:3
    period
    Divided Monarchy
    tribe
    Levi

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    Who was Hilkiah?

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    Hilkiah was the high priest during the reign of King Josiah of Judah (2Kings 22-23, 2Chronicles 34-35). He is most notable for his discovery of the Book of the Law in the temple, which led to a significant religious reform and renewal in Judah.

    In the 18th year of Josiah's reign, Hilkiah was involved in the repair and restoration of the temple. During this process, he found the Book of the Law, which had been lost or neglected for some time (2Ki.22.8, 2 Chronicles 2Ki.34.14). Hilkiah gave the book to Shaphan the scribe, who then brought it to King Josiah.

    Upon hearing the words of the Law, Josiah was deeply troubled and sought to inquire of the Lord. Hilkiah, along with others, was sent to consult with the prophetess Huldah, who confirmed the authenticity of the book and prophesied about the judgment that would come upon Judah for their disobedience (2Ki.22.12-20, 2 Chronicles 2Ki.34.20-28).

    Following this, Josiah initiated a comprehensive religious reform, removing idolatry, destroying pagan shrines, and restoring proper worship according to the Law. Hilkiah played a key role in this process, as he was entrusted with the task of cleansing the temple and overseeing the observance of the Passover (2Ki.23.4-24, 2 Chronicles 2Ki.35.1-19).

    Hilkiah is also mentioned in the genealogies of the Levites and priests (1Ch.6.13, 9:11).

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    How the graph connects Hilkiah10 of 20 entities the graph connects to Hilkiah, in 2 groups: kinship 2, events 8. Kinship, company and ground are stated relations; events counts the acts two entities stand in together and is not a relation. Each mark is sized by how many verses name that entity and labelled with the link and the count, so the grouping and the size are both readable without colour. Distance from the centre carries nothing.SeraiahParent of · 5 versesShallumChild of · 5 versesKinshipPeople1 event · 838 versesLevi1 event · 329 versesPriest1 event · 202 versesJosiah2 events · 49 versesShaphan8 events · 23 versesAhikam3 events · 20 versesBook Of The Law2 events · 7 versesAchbor3 events · 5 versesEventsHilkiah

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    Every verse of the text carried here that names this entity — 19, across 6 books. The name is written 22 times in them.

    1. 2 Kings7 verses

      22:422:822:1022:1222:1423:423:24

    2. 1 Chronicles2 verses

      6:139:11

    3. 2 Chronicles7 verses

      34:934:1434:1534:1834:2034:2235:8

    4. Ezra1 verse

      7:1

    5. Nehemiah1 verse

      11:11

    6. Jeremiah1 verse

      29:3

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    via Hilkiah, Ahikam, Achbor, Shaphan, Asaiah, and Huldah’s going and speaking of Visitors and Hilkiah’s giving, and 1 moreShaphanScribe during the reign of King Josiahvia Hilkiah’s giving, and 1 moreGivingGiving is a concept gathering 561 labelled instances in the text.via ShallumZadokPostexilic high priest, descendant of Zadokvia Hilkiah’s givingBook Of The LawBook Of The Law is a thing attested across 7 verses, connecting 2 pageable entities.via Hilkiah, Ahikam, Achbor, Shaphan, Asaiah, and Huldah’s going and speaking of VisitorsAchborOfficial during the reign of King Josiahvia Hilkiah, Ahikam, Achbor, Shaphan, Asaiah, and Huldah’s going and speaking of VisitorsAhikamSon of Shaphan, protected Jeremiah from deathvia Hilkiah, Ahikam, Achbor, Shaphan, Asaiah, and Huldah’s going and speaking of VisitorsAsaiahServant of King Josiah during Book of Law discoveryvia Hilkiah, Ahikam, Achbor, Shaphan, Asaiah, and Huldah’s going and speaking of VisitorsHuldahA prophetess during the reign of King Josiah.via SeraiahCaptain Of The Guard, Three Doorkeepers, and Nebuzaradan’s taking away of Seraiah, Zephaniah, Three Doorkeepers, People Remaining In City, Court Official, Five Royal Advisors, Scribe Of The Captain Of The Army, and Sixty MenCaptain Of The Guard, Three Doorkeepers, and Nebuzaradan’s taking away of Seraiah, Zephaniah, Three Doorkeepers, People Remaining In City, Court Official, Five Royal Advisors, Scribe Of The Captain Of The Army, and Sixty Men is an event attested across 3 verses, connecting 5 pageable entities.

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