Atlas Biblica

    person

    Huldah

    חֻלְדָּה

    Huldah was a prophetess who was consulted by King Josiah's officials regarding the authenticity of the Book of the Law discovered during temple repairs.

    verses
    2
    first named
    2 Kings 22:14
    last named
    2 Chronicles 34:26
    period
    Divided Monarchy
    role
    Prophetess

    Description

    Who was Huldah?

    In the words of STEPBible TIPNR:

    Huldah was a prophetess who lived in Jerusalem during the reign of King Josiah of Judah (640-609 BC). She is mentioned in 2Ki.22.14 and 2Ch.34.22 in connection with the discovery of the Book of the Law during the repair and restoration of the temple.

    When the high priest Hilkiah found the Book of the Law, King Josiah sent a delegation, including Hilkiah and the royal secretary Shaphan, to consult Huldah regarding the authenticity and significance of the discovered scroll. This indicates that Huldah was a recognized and respected prophetess in Jerusalem at the time.

    Huldah's prophetic message confirmed the genuineness of the Book of the Law and the consequences of Judah's disobedience to God's commandments. She declared that God would bring judgment upon Jerusalem and its inhabitants for their idolatry and unfaithfulness. However, she also conveyed a message of mercy for King Josiah, stating that because of his repentance and humility, he would not witness the calamity that would befall Judah (2Ki.22.15-20; 2Ch.34.23-28).

    Huldah's role as a prophetess during this crucial time in Judah's history highlights the importance of prophetic ministry and the significance of the rediscovery of the Book of the Law in sparking religious reform under King Josiah. Her message of judgment and mercy reflects the central themes of the prophetic books in the Bible, emphasizing the consequences of disobedience and the importance of repentance.

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    Every entity the graph places in a stated relation with this one, grouped by the kind of link. Each relation is authored once and its inverse derived, so both ends always agree. Rows marked “registry” come from the identity spine rather than from a verse, and a row marked “which bearer is the source’s decision” is one where the name could have meant more than one person. The last group is not a relation at all — it counts the events two entities stand in together.

    How the graph connects Huldah9 of 9 entities the graph connects to Huldah, in 3 groups: kinship 1, company 1, events 7. 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.ShallumSpouse of · 2 versesKinshipHilkiah, Ahikam, Achbor, Shaphan, Asaiah, and Huldah’s going and speaking of VisitorsTook part in · 2 versesCompanyJerusalem2 events · 888 versesShaphan1 event · 23 versesAhikam1 event · 20 versesHilkiah2 events · 19 versesAchbor1 event · 5 versesAsaiah1 event · 3 versesSecond Quarter2 events · 3 versesEventsHuldah

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    The places the claims about this person reach, drawn where the gazetteer locates them. A point is where a row puts them and never where tradition does; no line joins two points, because the rows state where and not in what order.

    Where the story of Huldah happensAll 2 places the claims about Huldah reach, on a map of the world the text moves through, framed to them: Jerusalem, Second_Quarter. Each dot is a coordinate from the gazetteer, sized by how many rows put Huldah there. The coastline is a modern one, simplified; no border, road or settlement of any period is drawn, and no line joins two points, because the rows state where and not in what order.JerusalemSecond_Quarter
    Divided MonarchyAll 2 places the claims about Huldah reach

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    Every verse of the text carried here that names this entity — 2, across 2 books.

    1. 2 Kings1 verse

      22:14

    2. 2 Chronicles1 verse

      34:22

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    Not the direct relations above — these are one hop further out, ranked so that a rare shared connection outweighs a common one. Descriptions by STEPBible TIPNR.

    via ShallumTikvahFather of Shallum, husband of Huldah the prophetessvia 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 VisitorsHilkiahThe high priest who discovered the Book of the Law.via Hilkiah, Ahikam, Achbor, Shaphan, Asaiah, and Huldah’s going and speaking of VisitorsShaphanScribe during the reign of King Josiah

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