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Ahaz

American  
[ey-haz] / ˈeɪ hæz /
Douay Bible, Achaz

noun

  1. (in the Bible) a king of Judah, 735?–715? b.c.


Etymology

Origin of Ahaz

From Late Latin Achaz, from Greek Áchaz, from Hebrew Āḥāz, probably a shortening of Yəhōʾāḥāz “God grasps the hand”

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This latter prince could not have been the son of Ahaz, whom he is said to have succeeded, having been born when that king was but ten or eleven years old.

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Urijah the priest made it, against King Ahaz came from Damascus.

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This is it: 'And the Lord said moreover unto Ahaz, saying: 'Ask for thyself a sign from the Lord thy God in the depth or in the height.

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The sign given to Ahaz has a close parallel in a prophecy of Muhammad.

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It will always be objected against this pretended prophecy, that it is sufficient to read the chapter of Isaiah whence the passage is taken, to be satisfied that the prophet had in view Ahaz king of Judah.

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