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Uzziah (/ ə ˈ z aɪ ə /; Hebrew: עֻזִּיָּהוּ ‘Uzzīyyāhū, meaning "my strength is Yah"; [1] Greek: Ὀζίας; Latin: Ozias), also known as Azariah (/ ˈ æ z ə ˈ r aɪ ə /; Hebrew: עֲזַרְיָה ‘Azaryā; Greek: Αζαρίας; Latin: Azarias), was the tenth king of the ancient Kingdom of Judah, and one of Amaziah's sons.
In the year that King Uzziah died, I saw the Lord sitting on a throne, high and lifted up, and the train of His robe filled the temple. [8] Cross reference: 2 Chronicles 26:16–21; The date of the death of Uzziah has been estimated as around 740 BCE. [9] [10] Archaeologist William F. Albright dated Uzziah's reign to 783 – 742 BCE. [11]
The Chronicles portray Uzziah as a major reformer whose fame reached Egypt and detail his wars, construction projects, agriculture and military organization, whereas 2 Kings 14:21–2; 15:1–7 which only report the fortification and conquest of Elath as well as Uzziah's illness. [4] [12]
This event was related to the one occurred when King Uzziah was stricken with leprosy for invading the priest's office, according to Josephus. [26] Josephus wrote that at a place near the city called Eroge, half part of the mountain towards the west was broken, rolled then stood half a mile towards the eastern part, up to the king's gardens.
This is why, in Jewish law, the death penalty is more of a principle than a practice. The numerous references to the death penalty in the Torah underscore the severity of the sin, rather than the expectation of death. This is bolstered by the standards of proof required for application of the death penalty, which were extremely stringent. [45]
Uzziah Buntyn of Stony Point helped the Tigers go 32-2 last year. He aspires to play college basketball
Pro-life advocates often focus on anti-abortion, but if they truly believe in the sanctity of life, they should also be opposed to capital punishment
Pekahiah became king in the fiftieth year of the reign of Uzziah, king of Judah. [1] William F. Albright has dated his reign to 738–736 BCE, while E. R. Thiele offers the dates 742–740 BCE. [2] Pekahiah is stated to have done evil in the eyes of Yahweh. He continued the practices of Jeroboam, the son of Nebat, which are called the sins of ...