Amaziah

Amaziah
/am'euh zuy"euh/, n.
a son and successor of Joash as king of Judah. II Kings 14.

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  • AMAZIAH — (Heb. (אֲמַצְיָה(וּ; YHWH is strong (or YHWH adopted ), the name of two biblical figures. (1) King of Judah, son of Joash son of Ahaziah. Amaziah reigned for 29 years (II Kings 14:1–20; II Chron. 25) but the synchronism with the reign of Jeroboam …   Encyclopedia of Judaism

  • Amaziah — ( strengthened by God ) may refer to:#Amaziah of Judah, the king of Judah #A Levite, son of Hilkiah, of the descendants of Ethan the Merarite (1 Chronicles 6:45) #A priest of the golden calves at Bethel (Amos 7:10 17) #The father of Joshah, one… …   Wikipedia

  • Amaziah —    Strengthened by Jehovah.    1.) A Levite, son of Hilkiah, of the descendants of Ethan the Merarite (1 Chr. 6:45).    2) The son and successor of Joash, and eighth king of the separate kingdom of Judah (2 Kings 14:1 4). He began his reign by… …   Easton's Bible Dictionary

  • Amaziah of Judah — (אמציה) was the king of Judah, and son and successor of Joash (2 Kings 14:1 4). He took the throne at the age of 25 (2 Chronicles 25:1). William F. Albright has dated his reign to 800 BC 783 BC, while E. R. Thiele offers the dates 796 BC 767 BC.… …   Wikipedia

  • Amaziah B. James — Amaziah Bailey James (July 1, 1812 July 6, 1883) was a U.S. Representative from New York.Born in Stephentown, New York, James moved with his father to Sweden, New York, in 1814.He pursued an academic course. At the age of fourteen was apprenticed …   Wikipedia

  • Amaziah — (fl. 8th cent BCE)    King of Judah (796 780 BCE) .    He put to death the assassins who murdered his father Joash. He waged war against Edom and the kingdom of Israel (II Kings 14; II Chronicles 25) …   Dictionary of Jewish Biography

  • Amaziah — King of Judah, 800–783 BCE. He slaughtered 10,000 Edomites (2 Kgs. 14:7) and his heart was so much lifted up by this feat that he rashly challenged Jehoash, king in Samaria of the larger country Israel, and was humiliated. Later, he was murdered… …   Dictionary of the Bible

  • Amaziah — /am euh zuy euh/, n. a son and successor of Joash as king of Judah. II Kings 14 …   Useful english dictionary

  • Jehu Amaziah Orr — (* 10. April 1828 im Anderson County, South Carolina; † 9. März 1921 in Columbus, Mississippi) war ein prominenter Politiker der Konföderierten Staaten von Amerika. Er war ein Presbyterianer. Der in South Carolina geborene Jehu Amaziah Orr war… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Jehu Amaziah Orr — (April 10, 1822 ndash; March 9, 1921) was a Confederate politician who served in the Confederate States Congress during the American Civil War. Orr was born in Anderson County, South Carolina. He was the younger brother of James L. Orr. He later… …   Wikipedia

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